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return

return

Meaning of return

giving back item

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British English/rɪˈtɜːn/
American English/rɪˈtɝn/
Russian transcription[vɐzˈvrat]
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return with Russian translation

return usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Они приняли возврат и вернули деньги в течение недели.

They accepted the return and refunded me within a week.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Я оформила возврат онлайн и распечатала ярлык для возврата.

I started a return online and printed the return label.

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return belongs to the topic "Shopping and Fashion Buying, Advertising, Customer Communication, E-commerce". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

returnвозврат
guestгость
greetingприветствие
shirtрубашка
skirtюбка
pantsбрюки
trousersбрюки

return synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between return / refund / exchange / store credit / credit note / money-back guarantee

🇬🇧English
return

the general act of giving back an item or receiving money back

B1Very Often

You can make a return within 30 days.

Вы можете сделать возврат в течение 30 дней.

🇬🇧English

repayment of money paid for a purchase

B1Very Often

If the item is faulty, you'll receive a full refund.

Если товар неисправен, вы получите полный возврат денег.

🇬🇧English

replacing an item with another (e.g., different size or model)

B1Often

They offered to exchange it for a different size.

Они предложили обменять его на другой размер.

S
🇬🇧English
store credit

a credit issued by a store that the customer can spend there instead of receiving cash

B2Often

They gave me store credit instead of a refund.

Вместо возврата денег мне дали кредит магазина.

C
🇬🇧English
credit note

a document issued by a seller acknowledging credit to a buyer, often used in returns or accounting

B2Rarely

The shop issued a credit note for the returned goods.

Магазин выписал кредит-ноту за возвращённый товар.

M
🇬🇧English
money-back guarantee

a promise by a seller to refund the purchase if the customer is not satisfied

B2Often

The product comes with a 30-day money-back guarantee.

На товар действует 30-дневная гарантия возврата денег.

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How to pronounce return and what this word means

return translation: возврат. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce return

/rɪˈtɜːn/

return translation

возврат

return examples

They accepted the return and refunded me within a week.

return transcription

/rɪˈtɜːn/, /rɪˈtɝn/

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return meaning: what does it mean?

giving back item

return pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

return is pronounced as /rɪˈtɜːn/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

return definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

They accepted the return and refunded me within a week. Translation: Они приняли возврат и вернули деньги в течение недели.

Is return part of E-commerce vocabulary?

Yes, return (возврат) can be learned in the E-commerce topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

Is return part of Customer Communication vocabulary?

Yes, return (возврат) can be learned in the Customer Communication topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

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