# give back

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To return, restore (a thing to its original owner or location etc.).
2. To contribute money, goods, or, especially, services for charitable purposes, as if in return for one's own success.
3. To recede; to retreat.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/give-back