| return | increased ~s are expected from this year’s trading, dijangka pulangan drpd perdagangan tahun ini bertambah; you will get a good ~ on this investment, kamu akan mendapat pulangan yg lumayan drpd pelaburan ini; 7. (also in pl) official report or statement, penyata: income tax ~, penyata cukai pendapatan; the election ~s, penyata pilihan raya; 8. (badminton, tennis, etc) approp n + balas: his ~ hit the base line, pukulan balasnya jatuh di atas garisan belakang; 9. see RETURN TICKET; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| diminishing returns | n pulangan berkurangan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| optimum | n optimum: the money was invested to give an ~ return on capital, wang itu dilaburkan utk memperoleh pulangan optimum dr modal tersebut; this is the ~ temperature for incubation, inilah suhu optimum bagi proses pengeramam. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| abnormal | adj abnormal, tak normal, luar biasa: ~ behaviour, kelakuan yg abnormal; ~ children, kanak-kanak tak normal; ~ cost, kos abnormal; ~ return, pulangan abnormal. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| return | the ~ of spring was welcome, kedatangan semula musim bunga dialu-alukan; 4. restoration, pengembalian: the ~ of the monarchy, pengembalian kerajaan beraja; on o’s ~ to power, sewaktu sso kembali berkuasa; 5. repayment, reciprocation, balasan: he did it without expecting any ~, dia membuatnya tanpa mengharapkan sebarang balasan; 6. (also in pl) profit, yield of undertaking, pulangan: | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| well1 | b. a long time, lama: the first mammals came into existence ~ before the extinction of the dinosaurs, binatang mamalia yg pertama sudah wujud lama sebelum pupusnya dinosaur; not until ~ after the meeting was over did people realize what had actually happened, lama sesudah mesyuarat itu berakhir, barulah orang sedar apa yg sebenarnya terjadi; ~ /beforehand, in advance/, lama sebelumnya, awal-awal lagi; c. a long way, jauh: this year’s returns are ~ below (or ~ down on) those of last year, pulangan tahun ini jauh lebih rendah drpd tahun yg lalu; animals like these are found ~ above the tree-line on Mt. Kinabalu, binatang spt ini terdapat jauh selepas garisan pokok di Gunung Kinabalu; he must be ~ over retiring age, usianya sudah pasti jauh melebihi umur bersara; the party carried on ~ into the night, majlis itu berterusan hingga malam; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |