in return

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]

Example Sentences

As the chart below shows, in the years leading up the referendum the UK transferred more people to other EU countries under the regulation than it received in return.

From BBC

A sense they were paying a whole lot of taxes and getting very little in return.

From Los Angeles Times

But the political exit being offered to him in this moment – a regional legacy in return for giving up his government, and possibly his political career – does not seem to have entirely won him over.

From BBC

The court was told he was tasked by Ukrainian Oleg Voloshyn on at least eight occasions to make specific statements in return for money.

From BBC

For each migrant the UK returns to France, another migrant with a strong case for asylum in the UK will come in return.

From BBC