/ rɪˈvɜːʃn; NAmE rɪˈvɜːrʒn/ noun
1.
[ U , sing. ] reversion (to sth) ( formal ) the act or process of returning to a former state or condition :
a reversion to traditional farming methods
2.
[ U , C ] ( law ) the return of land or property to sb :
the reversion of Hong Kong to China
3.
( NAmE , law ) = leaseback
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English (denoting the action of returning to or from a place): from Old French , or from Latin reversio(n-) , from revertere turn back, from re- back + vertere to turn.