returns

The word “returns” means goods sent back to a seller, usually for a refund or exchange. In plain terms, items customers send back, or the profits from an investment.

“Returns” is pronounced rih-TURNZ (/ɹɪˈtɝnz/ in IPA).

Here is “returns” used in a sentence: “The store's returns policy allows refunds within 30 days.”

“Returns” is a noun.

“Returns” is a fairly common word in modern English.

A return is the physical act of sending goods back to the seller. A refund is getting your money back for those goods. The two usually go together — you make a return and then receive a refund — but a return can also lead to an exchange or store credit instead of money.

A returns policy is the set of rules a seller sets for sending goods back. It states how long you have to return an item, what condition it must be in, whether you need a receipt, and whether you will get a refund, an exchange, or store credit. Policies vary between shops.

With a return, you send goods back and usually receive your money back as a refund. With an exchange, you swap the item for a different one — a new size, colour, or product — instead of taking money back. An exchange is one possible outcome of returning something to a seller.

Yes. In retail, returns are goods sent back to a seller. But 'returns' can also mean the profit or income from an investment, as in returns on savings. In elections, the returns are the reported results. The retail sense — sending goods back for a refund or exchange — is the one meant here.