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'''Return''' may refer to:

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==In business, economics, and finance==
* [[Return on investment]] (ROI), the financial gain after an expense.
* [[Rate of return]], the financial term for the profit or loss derived from an investment
* [[Tax return]], a blank document or template supplied by a government for use in the reporting of tax information
* [[Product return]], the process of bringing back merchandise to a retailer for a refund or exchange
* [[Returns (economics)]], the benefit distributed to the owner of a factor of production
* [[Abnormal return]], denoting the difference in behaviour between one stock and the overall stock market
* [[Taxes]], where tax returns are forms submitted to taxation authorities

==In technology==
* [[Return (architecture)]], the receding edge of a flat face
* [[Carriage return]], a key on an alphanumeric keyboard commonly equated with the "enter" key
* [[Return statement]], a computer programming statement that ends a subroutine and resumes execution where the subroutine was called
* [[Return code]], a method of messaging status in software
* ''Aux-return'', the input complement of an [[Aux-send]] output
* "Return", synonym of "[[Register (air and heating)|register]]", "grille" in HVAC system

==In entertainment==
=== Film ===
* ''Return'', a 1954 [[List of Hong Kong films of 1954|Hong Kong film]] directed by Lee Dut
* [[Return (1985 film)|''Return'' (1985 film)]], a film directed by Andrew Silver
* [[The Return (2003 film)|''The Return'' (2003 film)]], a Russian film directed by Andrey Zvyagintsev 
* [[Wide Awake (2007 film)|''Wide Awake'' (2007 film)]], a South Korean film also known as ''Return''
* [[Return (2010 film)|''Return'' (2010 film)]], a short film directed by Harri J. Rantala
* [[Return (2011 film)|''Return'' (2011 film)]], an independent film directed by Liza Johnson
* ''Return'', a 2018 documentary film directed by {{Ill|Rufat Asadov|az|Rüfət Əsədov}}

=== Literature ===
* ''[[Nostoi]]'' ({{langx|el|Νόστοι}}, ''Nostoi'', "Returns"), a lost epic in ancient Greek literature, thought to have been completed in the sixth or seventh century BC
* ''Return'', a 1997 novel by [[Al Sarrantonio]], the first installment in the ''Five Worlds'' trilogy
* ''Return'', a 2003 novel by [[Karen Kingsbury]] with [[Gary Smalley]], the third installment in the ''Redemption'' series
* ''A Return'' ({{langx|es|El regreso}}), a 2005 novel by [[Alberto Manguel]]
* ''Return'', a 2010 novella by [[Peter S. Beagle]]
* ''Return'', a 2019 novel by [[Morgan Rice]], the fourth installment in ''The Invasion Chronicles''

=== Music ===
* [[Return (iKon album)|''Return'' (iKon album)]]
* [[Return (Jack DeJohnette album)]]
* [[Return (The Winans album)|''Return'' (The Winans album)]], 1990
* ''Return'', an album by [[David Rovics]]
* [[Return (band)]], a Norwegian 80s pop/rock band
* "Return", a song by OK Go from the 2002 album ''[[OK Go (album)|OK Go]]''
* "Return", a song by Shed Seven from album ''[[Let It Ride (Shed Seven album)|Let It Ride]]''
* "Return", a song by The Wedding from the 2008 EP ''[[The Sound, The Steel EP|The Sound, The Steel]]''
* "Return", a single by Natalie Hemby from [[Puxico (album)|''Puxico'' (album)]] (2017)
* [[Returns (album)|''Returns'' (album)]], a 2009 album by Return to Forever
* [[Return (EP)|''Return'' (EP)]], a 2011 EP by F.T. Island

=== Other ===
* [[Return (Law & Order)|"Return" (''Law & Order'')]], 2000
* [[Return (The Secret Circle)|"Return" (''The Secret Circle'')]], 2012
* [[Return (Succession)|"Return" (''Succession'')]], 2019
* [[Returns (Slow Horses)|"Returns" (''Slow Horses'')]], 2024
* ''[[The Returns]]'', a 2009 ballet by William Forsythe
* [[Return (TV series)|''Return'' (TV series)]], a 2018 South Korean TV series
* [[Return (Polish TV series)|''Return'' (Polish TV series)]] a 2022 Polish TV series

==In politics==
* [[Election]] returns, denoting the resulting tallies of election ballots

==People==
* [[Return J. Meigs Sr.]] (1740–1823), American Revolutionary War officer, federal Indian agent
* [[Return J. Meigs Jr.]] (1764–1825), Governor of Ohio, U.S. Postmaster General
* [[Return Torrey]] (1835–1893), American politician

==Other==
* [[Return Point]], Antarctica
* In gridiron football (American or Canadian), "return" can refer to either:
:*[[Kickoff return]]
:*[[Punt return]]
* ''[[Nostoi]]'' ("Returns"), a lost ancient Greek epic
* [[Diminishing returns]], referring to a decrease of efficiency with scaling

==See also==
* [[Return channel]]
* [[Returner (disambiguation)]]
* [[The Return (disambiguation)]]
* [[The Returned (disambiguation)]]
* ''[[The Returning]]'', a 1990 Australia-New Zealand horror film

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