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Also, in return for. In repayment or reciprocation for something, as in I did her many favors and got nothing in return, or In return for your patience, I promise to do a really good job. [c. 1600] Words nearby in returnin rerum natura, in reserve, in-residence, in respect to, in retrospect, in return, I.N.R.I., inrigger, inro, inroad, inroads The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |