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Gains vs Returns - What's the difference?

gains | returns |

As nouns the difference between gains and returns

is that gains is plural of lang=en while returns is plural of lang=en.

As verbs the difference between gains and returns

is that gains is third-person singular of gain while returns is third-person singular of return.

gains

English

Noun

(head)
  • Verb

    (head)
  • (gain)
  • Anagrams

    * ----

    returns

    English

    Noun

    (head)
  • (pluralonly) Merchandise returned to a retailer or wholesaler by a purchaser.
  • (pluralonly) Unsold merchandise returned to the supplier.
  • * {{quote-book, year=2002
  • , author=Irina Dunn , title=The writer's guide , chapter= citation , isbn= , page=129 , passage=The number of unsold books that booksellers return to publishers (called the rate of returns ) has been averaging between 25 per cent and 35 per cent.}}

    Verb

    (head)
  • (return)
  • Anagrams

    * turners

    See also

    * many happy returns