1.
as a way of thanking sb or paying them for sth they have done :
Can I buy you lunch in return for your help?
2.
as a response or reaction to sth :
I asked her opinion, but she just asked me a question in return.
1.
as a way of thanking sb or paying them for sth they have done :
Can I buy you lunch in return for your help?
2.
as a response or reaction to sth :
I asked her opinion, but she just asked me a question in return.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005