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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Example Sentences

Their highly anticipated Hanoi summit in 2019 collapsed over differences about what Pyongyang would get in return for giving up its nuclear weapons.

From Barron's

"Her purple and blue dyes, in return for cloth."

From Literature

Some hold physical gold and some track futures prices, and there can be a difference in return and tax consequences.

From The Wall Street Journal

But by not insisting on cabinet positions in return for their votes in parliament, the People's Party allowed Anutin to fill his cabinet with capable technocrats, burnishing his credentials as a can-do leader.

From BBC

What they received in return was a mountain of players, draft capital, and financial flexibility.

From The Wall Street Journal