in return

Idioms  

1. Also, in return for. In repayment or reciprocation for something, as in I did her many favors and got nothing in return, or In return for your patience, I promise to do a really good job. [c. 1600]

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in return

Greece will in return receive 48 objects pillaged by Bulgarian troops from churches and monasteries in northern Greece during World War I.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

Your mother devoted countless hours raising you and didn’t expect anything in return.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

He sold Kao the company in return for a share of the profits.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026

But on Monday the credits finally began to roll as California Attorney General Rob Bonta extracted a bounty in return for letting Paramount Skydance acquire the Hollywood studio.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

Like his brothers, he was hardworking and conscientious, but he had no love for it and in return it did not yield to him.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya