Meanings
prepositional phrase
- In exchange, as a means of reciprocating.
help in return
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offer something in return
receive something in return
She offered to help me, and I gave her some advice in return.
He expects nothing in return for his kindness.
Synonyms & antonyms
adverb(often followed by ‘for’) in exchange or in reciprocation
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Translations
Bulgarian в замяна
- в замяна (v zamjana)in exchange, as a means of reciprocating
Catalan en recompensa
- en recompensain exchange, as a means of reciprocating
Esperanto reciproke
- reciprokein exchange, as a means of reciprocating
Finnish vastineeksi, vastaan
- vastineeksiin exchange, as a means of reciprocating
- vastaanin exchange, as a means of reciprocating
French en contrepartie, en échange
- en contrepartiein exchange, as a means of reciprocating
- en échangein exchange, as a means of reciprocating
German im Gegenzug
- im Gegenzugin exchange, as a means of reciprocating
Hungarian viszonzásul, viszonzásképp
- viszonzásulin exchange, as a means of reciprocating
- viszonzásképpin exchange, as a means of reciprocating
- viszonzáskéntin exchange, as a means of reciprocating
- cserébein exchange, as a means of reciprocating
Indonesian sebagai imbalan (nya)
- sebagai imbalan (nya)in exchange, as a means of reciprocating
Persian در ازا, در عوض
- در ازا (dar ezâ)in exchange, as a means of reciprocating
- در عوض (dar avaz)in exchange, as a means of reciprocating
Polish w zamian
- w zamianin exchange, as a means of reciprocating
Portuguese em troca disso
- em troca dissoin exchange, as a means of reciprocating
Russian взаме́н, за э́то
- взаме́н (vzamén)in exchange, as a means of reciprocating
- за э́то (za éto)in exchange, as a means of reciprocating
Spanish a cambio
- a cambioin exchange, as a means of reciprocating
Swedish i gengäld
- i gengäldin exchange, as a means of reciprocating
Turkish karşılığında
- karşılığındain exchange, as a means of reciprocating
Ukrainian замість, натомість
- замість (zamistʹ)in exchange, as a means of reciprocating
- натомість (natomistʹ)in exchange, as a means of reciprocating
Cite this entry
APA
in return. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20return
MLA
“in return.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20return. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “in return,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20return.
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