The phrase "alternative to return" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing options or substitutes for a return action or process, often in contexts like programming, finance, or logistics.
Example: "In this case, the alternative to return the product is to exchange it for a different item."
Alternatives: "substitute for return" or "option instead of return".
After he was arrested, death by suicide was his only alternative to returning to Afghanistan.
Almost no return decision was entirely forced, either, as most people did have the choice not to return, however harsh the alternative to returning would have been.
Most Palestinian refugees have said they will accept compensation as an alternative to returning to their lands and homes in Israel taken from them before the 1948 war, 60 years ago.
Ashe now has two principal alternatives: to return the ball conservatively and safely, adding to the pressure that is already heavy on Graebner, or to cut loose the one-in-ten shot, going for the overwhelming advantage of a love-forty score by the method of the fast kill.
We have no alternative but to return our attention to population, the other factor in the equation.
Since she has graduated from high school by this time, she sees no alternative but to return to Iran.
My other alternative was to return to Ontario and pay university tuition fees out of a less-than-generous PhD stipend for what looked to me like a much more indefinite period of time.
"Many families see no other alternative than to return to a war-ravaged Syria, with the severe security risks that entails, or to embark on a dangerous journey across the Mediterranean.
Corporate chiefs concerned about public scrutiny are more inclined to look for alternatives than to return to the airlines.
Failing that, Ms. Peters warned, the alternative might be to "return to the days of government-regulated flights and limited competition".
Given the choice, most scientists would prefer to have their work published in an established, respected journal, no matter how unreasonable its subscription fees or Internet policy.Rather than casting around for an exotic new business model, one alternative might be to return to a more old-fashioned way of doing things.
