returning

present participle of return
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as in restoring
to bring, send, or put back to a former or proper place when I'm done reading a book, I always return it to the very shelf I got it from

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as in paying
to produce as revenue this technology stock is expected to return a healthy profit

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“Returning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/returning. Accessed 31 Mar. 2023.

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