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

When he first started his job, Caldeira spent time in return queues at stores groaning at the many customers who held up the lines in a confusion of QR codes and labels.

From The Wall Street Journal

Earlier this year, the island nation reached a controversial deal with China in which it offered to let it explore the seafloor around its territory in return for investments in infrastructure and its fishing industry.

From The Wall Street Journal

Mr. Fitzpatrick and other moderates had been pushing a compromise that would have extended the subsidies for two years at a cost of at least $60 billion in return for some antifraud provisions.

From The Wall Street Journal

"We are not asking for any financial assistance in return," Kurti emphasised.

From Barron's

But in return, Belarus would need to exchange a significant number of prisoners.

From The Wall Street Journal