return date

UK: /rɪˈtɜːn ˌdeɪt/

Definition

Definition of return date - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

timeday when a person or item is expected to come back

Please confirm your return date on the travel booking form.
The librarian wrote the return date on the back of the book.
Our visas list a mandatory return date to the home country.

detach

release

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Expressions with return

return empty-handed

come back without obtaining an item

She searched for the book but returned empty-handed.

by return

adv.

immediately after receiving something

Please send the documents by return.

return the favour

do something nice for someone who helped you

She helped me last week, so I will return the favour.

return to sender

send back to the original sender

The package was damaged, so I had to return to sender.

return to earth

become more realistic or grounded

After the meeting, he had to return to earth.

return to form

comeback to previous success or quality

The team's return to form surprised everyone this season.

Expressions with date

double date

date where two couples participate together

We went on a double date to the movies.

cheap date

date that costs little money

We went for a walk in the park, it was a cheap date.

date around

explore different romantic relationships

He wanted to date around to find the right person.

to date

adv.

up until now or the present time

This is the best movie I have seen to date.

bring up to date

make something current or modern

We need to bring the software up to date.

date back to

originate from a specific time in the past

The castle dates back to the 12th century.

save the date

reserve a date for an important event

Please save the date for our wedding next June.

be past its sell-by date

no longer useful or relevant

That style is past its sell-by date.

drop-dead date

absolute deadline that cannot be missed

The project must be completed by the drop-dead date.

it's a date

exp.

agreement to meet at a specific time

We agreed to meet at 7 PM, it's a date.

Terms with return date included in their meaning

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DEROS

abbr.

abr: date eligible/estimated to return from overseas

date when someone can return from another country

indefinite leave

employment

permission to be away from work or duties without a set return date

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French:date de retour, ...
German:Rückreisedatum, ...
Italian:data di ritorno, ...
Spanish:fecha de regreso, ...
Portuguese:data de regresso, ...
Chinese:返回日期, ...
Japanese:帰着日, ...
Arabic:تَارِيخ العَوْدَة, ...
Hebrew:תַּאֲרִיךְ חֲזָרָה, ...
Russian:дата возвращения, ...
Ukrainian:дата повернення, ...
Hindi:वापसी की तिथि, ...
Bengali:ফেরার তারিখ, ...
Catalan:data de retorn, ...
Czech:datum návratu, ...
Danish:returdato, ...
Dutch:retourdatum, ...
Greek:ημερομηνία επιστροφής, ...
Hungarian:visszatérés dátuma, ...
Khmer:កាលបរិច្ឆេទត្រឡប់មកវិញ, ...
Korean:귀국 날짜, ...
Persian:تاریخ بازگشت, ...
Polish:data powrotu, ...
Portuguese (BR):data de retorno, ...
Romanian:data revenirii, ...
Swedish:återresedatum, ...
Thai:วันที่เดินทางกลับ, ...
Turkish:dönüş tarihi, ...
Vietnamese:ngày trở về, ...

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