day return

noun

A reduced-price fare and ticket for a journey on public transport out and back in one day.

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Meanings

nounday return (plural day returns)

plural day returns

  1. UKlifestyleA reduced-price fare and ticket for a journey on public transport out and back in one day.

    Special cheap day return facilities have been introduced to popularise the railbuses.

    1959 March, “Talking of Trains: Railbuses on the W.R.”, in Trains Illustrated, page 121
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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “day return,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/day%20return.

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