send sth back
— phrasal verb with send uk/send/us/send/verb [ T ] sent, sent
B1 to return something to the person who sent it to you, especially because it is damaged or not suitable:
I had to send the shirt back because it didn't fit me.
More examples
- If the trousers are too small just send them back.
- Nick didn't like the sweater so I sent it back.
- I sent the jar back because it was broken.
- The CD didn't work so I sent it back.
- If you don't like any of the goods you can send them back free of charge.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Giving, bringing or getting back
- bring
- bring sth back
- claw
- claw sth back
- go
- go back
- money-back
- non-returnable
- put
- recover
- redeem
- replace
- restore
- retake
- retrieve
- return
- reversion
- send
- take
- take sth back
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