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4 letters

PFIT

TAKE
Engage for service under a term of contract; "We took an apartment on a quiet street"; "Let's rent a car"; "Shall we take a guide in Rome?"

GIVE
Cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense; "She gave him a black eye"; "The draft gave me a cold"

FALL
The act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions); "they were protected until the capitulation of the fort"

PASS
Accept or judge as acceptable; "The teacher passed the student although he was weak"

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ISSUE
The act of providing an item for general use or for official purposes (usually in quantity); "a new issue of stamps"; "the last issue of penicillin was over a month ago"

YIELD
Production of a certain amount

HBACK

REPAY
Pay back; "Please refund me my money"

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REJOIN
Answer back

REFUND
The act of returning money received previously

RENDER
Give back; "render money"

RECALL
A bugle call that signals troops to return

PROFIT
Derive a benefit from; "She profited from his vast experience"

REVERT
Go back to a previous state; "We reverted to the old rules"

GOBACK
Regain a former condition after a financial loss; "We expect the stocks to recover to $2.90"; "The company managed to recuperate"

PAYOFF
Do or give something to somebody in return; "Does she pay you for the work you are doing?"

RETORT
A vessel where substances are distilled or decomposed by heat

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RIPOSTE
A quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one); "it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher"

COUNTER
A return punch (especially by a boxer)

TAKINGS
The income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property; "the average return was about 5%"

REELECT
Elect again

DEVOLVE
Grow worse; "Her condition deteriorated"; "Conditions in the slums degenerated"; "The discussion devolved into a shouting match"

REGRESS
Returning to a former state

DELIVER
Utter (an exclamation, noise, etc.); "The students delivered a cry of joy"

RESTORE
Restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken; "She repaired her TV set"; "Repair my shoes please"

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GENERATE
Make children; "Abraham begot Isaac"; "Men often father children but don't recognize them"

TURNBACK
Turn inside out or upside down

TAKEBACK
Bring back to the point of departure

INTEREST
A reason for wanting something done; "for your sake"; "died for the sake of his country"; "in the interest of safety"; "in the common interest"

COMEBACK
Answer back

HARKBACK
Go back to something earlier; "This harks back to a previous remark of his"

GIVEBACK
Pay back; "Please refund me my money"

PROCEEDS
The income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property; "the average return was about 5%"

HANDBACK

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REJOINDER
(law) a pleading made by a defendant in response to the plaintiff's replication

RETURNKEY
The key on electric typewriters or computer keyboards that causes a carriage return and a line feed

REGAINING
Getting something back again; "upon the restitution of the book to its rightful owner the child was given a tongue lashing"

BRINGBACK
Return to consciousness; "These pictures bring back sad memories"

RETROVERT
Go back to a previous state; "We reverted to the old rules"

TAXRETURN
Document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability; "his gross income was enough that he had to file a tax return"

BACKTRACK
Retrace one's course; "The hikers got into a storm and had to turn back"

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RECURRENCE
Happening again (especially at regular intervals); "the return of spring"

COMINGBACK
The occurrence of a change in direction back in the opposite direction

PAYINGBACK
A reciprocal group action; "in return we gave them as good as we got"

HOMECOMING
A coming to or returning home; "on his return from Australia we gave him a welcoming party"

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RESTITUTION
The act of restoring something to its original state

RESTORATION
Getting something back again; "upon the restitution of the book to its rightful owner the child was given a tongue lashing"

GETTINGEVEN
A reciprocal group action; "in return we gave them as good as we got"

REPLICATION
Copy that is not the original; something that has been copied

RECIPROCATE
Act, feel, or give mutually or in return; "We always invite the neighbors and they never reciprocate!"

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REAPPEARANCE
The act of someone appearing again; "his reappearance as Hamlet has been long awaited"

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INCOMETAXRETURN
Document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability; "his gross income was enough that he had to file a tax return"