in return

1. 1.

   (often followed by `for') in exchange or in reciprocation

   “gave up our seats on the plane and in return received several hundred dollars and seats on the next plane out”

   “we get many benefits in return for our taxes”

   Synonymsreciprocally

Questions about in return

What does in return mean?

in return means "(often followed by `for') in exchange or in reciprocation".

What is another word for in return?

Close synonyms include reciprocally. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is in return a common word?

in return is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.