IN RETURN (FOR STH)


Meaning of IN RETURN (FOR STH) in English

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.