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Hedge funds try to produce above-average investment returns using tactics ranging from traditional stock-picking to complex derivative and arbitrage plays. High minimum investments, redemption restrictions and aggressive strategies make them suitable mainly for more sophisticated and well-heeled investors.
Alex Berenson

Meaning of "returns" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF RETURNS

returns  [rɪˈtɜːnz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RETURNS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Returns is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES RETURNS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of returns in the English dictionary

The definition of returns in the dictionary is profits accruing from an investment. Other definition of returns is a statement of the votes counted at an election or poll.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RETURNS


afternoons
ˌɑːftəˈnuːnz
Barnes
bɑːnz
Burns
bɜːnz
Clementines
ˈklɛmənˌtiːnz
Fiennes
fiːnz
greens
ɡriːnz
Grenadines
ˌɡrɛnəˈdiːnz
iTunes
ˈaɪˌtjuːnz
jeans
dʒiːnz
loons
luːnz
means
miːnz
microgreens
ˈmaɪkrəʊˌɡriːnz
pantaloons
ˌpæntəˈluːnz
Philippines
ˈfɪlɪˌpiːnz
Queens
kwiːnz
sideburns
ˈsaɪdˌbɜːnz
smithereens
ˌsmɪðəˈriːnz
teens
tiːnz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RETURNS

return flight
return half
return journey
return key
return match
return stroke
return thanks
return ticket
return trip
return visit
returnability
returnable
returned man
returned soldier
returnee
returner
returnik
returning officer
returnless
retuse

WORDS THAT END LIKE RETURNS

behaviour patterns
Black Ferns
by turns
Cairns
crown-of-thorns
diminishing returns
draw in one´s horns
Feast of Lanterns
Festival of Lanterns
lock horns
many happy returns
Mearns
Silver Ferns
take the bull by the horns
the Black Ferns
the Kiwi Ferns
the Mearns
the Silver Ferns
trade returns
tread on someone´s corns

Synonyms and antonyms of returns in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «RETURNS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «returns» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of returns

Translation of «returns» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RETURNS

Find out the translation of returns to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of returns from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «returns» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

回报
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

devoluciones
570 millions of speakers

English

returns
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

रिटर्न
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عودة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

возвращается
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

retornos
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আয়
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

résultats
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pulangan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Retouren
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

リターン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

반환
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ngasilake
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lợi nhuận
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வருமானத்தை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

परतावा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

döner
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ritorna
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

powraca
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

повертається
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

se întoarce
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

επιστροφές
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

opbrengste
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

avkastning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

avkastning
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of returns

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RETURNS»

The term «returns» is very widely used and occupies the 2.421 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RETURNS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about returns

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10 QUOTES WITH «RETURNS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word returns.
1
A. R. Ammons
Poetry leads us to the unstructured sources of our beings, to the unknown, and returns us to our rational, structured selves refreshed.
2
Mary Barra
Our goal is to make General Motors the most valuable automotive company. Clearly, that is having sustainable profitability and driving great returns for our shareholders.
3
Joachim du Bellay
Happy the man who, like Ulysses, has made a fine voyage, or has won the Golden Fleece, and then returns, experienced and knowledgeable, to spend the rest of his life among his family.
4
Alex Berenson
Hedge funds try to produce above-average investment returns using tactics ranging from traditional stock-picking to complex derivative and arbitrage plays. High minimum investments, redemption restrictions and aggressive strategies make them suitable mainly for more sophisticated and well-heeled investors.
5
Robert Bly
When a father, absent during the day, returns home at six, his children receive only his temperament, not his teaching.
6
Randy Castillo
My best investment is my imagination, because it has never failed to bring me my greatest returns!
7
Marcelene Cox
Our children await Christmas presents like politicians getting in election returns: there's the Uncle Fred precinct and the Aunt Ruth district still to come in.
8
Robert Creeley
First you wonder if they're separate stories, but no, they're not, they're contingent stories and they form a pattern. And you begin with some of the island as the place to which the heroine of the book returns.
9
Isaac D'Israeli
The golden hour of invention must terminate like other hours, and when the man of genius returns to the cares, the duties, the vexations, and the amusements of life, his companions behold him as one of themselves - the creature of habits and infirmities.
10
Ray Dalio
There are two main drivers of asset class returns - inflation and growth.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RETURNS»

Discover the use of returns in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to returns and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Expected Returns: An Investor's Guide to Harvesting Market ...
Antti Ilmanen assembles a global body of evidence, and interprets it with insight. Read this book and you will improve your understanding of the future.
Antti Ilmanen, 2011
2
Revenge Wears Prada: The Devil Returns
Featuring all new scenes with the villainess we love to hate (hate to love?), Miranda Priestly, Revenge Wears Prada in paperback is another publishing event!
Lauren Weisberger, 2013
3
Increasing Returns and Path Dependence in the Economy
This book brings together Professor Arthurs pioneering article and provide a comprehensive presentation of his exciting vision of an economics that incorporates increasing returns.
W. Brian Arthur, 1994
4
Many Unhappy Returns: One Man's Quest to Turn Around the ...
InMany Unhappy Returns, Rossotti—the first businessperson to head the IRS—recounts the remarkable story of his leadership and transformation of this much-maligned agency.
Charles O. Rossotti, 2005
5
Scarecrow Returns: A Novel
SCARECROW IS BACK AND READY FOR ACTION!
Matthew Reilly, 2012
6
Superman Returns: The Movie and Other Tales of the Man of Steel
Presents the graphic novel adaptation of the movie "Superman Returns" along with five other stories about the Man of Steel.
Martin Pasko, Matt Haley, 2006
7
Unexpected Returns: Understanding Secular Stock Market Cycles
This book is the essential resource for investors and investment professionals who want to understand how and why the financial markets are not the same now as they were in the 1980s and 1990s.
Ed Easterling, 2005
8
Marilyn Monroe Returns: The Healing of a Soul
Marilyn Monroe Returns tells the remarkable story of Sherrie Lea Laird, a young Canadian singer whose life has an astonishing twist: she seems to be the reincarnation of Marilyn Monroe.
Adrian Finkelstein, 2007
9
Absolute Returns: The Risk and Opportunities of Hedge Fund ...
The story in this book bears no relation to all that stuff. Ineichen's message is original, powerful, comprehensive, and essential to robust financial health.
Alexander M. Ineichen, 2002
10
Nanny Returns: A Novel
More than four million readers fell in love with Nan, the smart, spirited, and sympathetic heroine of the #1 New York Times bestseller The Nanny Diaries.
Emma McLaughlin, Nicola Kraus, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RETURNS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term returns is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Australian Adam Brookman returns from IS Syria conflict
"If they've supported or fought alongside a terror organisation, what is it that we're going to do with them if they return to Australia as they're legally entitled to do? «BBC News, Jul 15»
2
The prodigal grandson returns
WHEN Barack Obama touches down in Nairobi this weekend for the first visit to Kenya of his presidency, he will be given a noisy reception. Despite security ... «The Economist, Jul 15»
3
Jeb Bush to Release 33 Years Of Tax Returns
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush will release 33 years of personal income tax returns, his campaign confirmed Tuesday. The afternoon release comes on the final ... «TIME, Jun 15»
4
Zulily Tests Online Returns Program
The flash-sales website's no-returns stance has been a crucial feature of a retail ... Selling first and buying later, combined with not accepting returns, lets the ... «Wall Street Journal, Jun 15»
5
Dimension Films Officially Announces Halloween Returns
By Rachel HaasMichael Myers is returning to Illinois to prey on a new generation of victims in the upcoming Halloween Returns. Dimension Films officially ... «IGN, Jun 15»
6
Why low rates are not good for equity returns
If equity returns are equal to the risk-free rate plus a risk premium, it follows that, other things being equal, a low real interest rate world is also a lower-return ... «The Economist, Jun 15»
7
IRS Will Now Provide Copies of Fraudulent Returns to Victims
Kelly Ayotte wrote to IRS Commissioner John Koskinen urging the agency to provide victims with copies of bogus returns filed in their names so that they could ... «TIME, Jun 15»
8
No £100 fine for late tax returns, says HMRC
People who have filed late tax returns have been let off paying a £100 fine for missing the deadline, HM Revenue and Customs has confirmed. But the penalty ... «BBC News, May 15»
9
Cyberattack Exposes IRS Tax Returns
WASHINGTON — Criminals used stolen data to gain access to past tax returns of more than 100,000 people through an application on the Internal Revenue ... «New York Times, May 15»
10
Tanu Weds Manu Returns is 2015's 'First Blockbuster', Eyes 100 Cr …
Film industry insiders with an eye on profit margins have gone off to craft a paean to the box office charms of Tanu Trivedi and Manu Sharma as we write this. «NDTV, May 15»

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