'tangible returns' is correct and completely usable in written English.
It is most commonly used to refer to concrete, measurable results or results that can be felt or seen. For example, "After weeks of hard work, we finally saw some tangible returns in the form of increased profits and a higher customer satisfaction rating."
Investing time in work delivered tangible returns like raises and profits.
The improved market conditions also make selling portfolio companies a more attractive prospect, letting firms harvest tangible returns from their investments.
Bennetts sits perfectly within our business model: a capital-light, cash-generative business that will seamlessly integrate with our database to quickly deliver tangible returns".
But they will make major concessions to attract big businesses — if there are tangible returns like the High Line or Brooklyn Bridge Park or the extension to the No. 7 subway.
But a relationship with India based too purely on pragmatism — on immediate, tangible returns in the battle against terrorism, for example, or in bolstering trade — does not do justice to what is potentially India's most valuable contribution to the United States.
In her consideration of how educational attainment in China is stratified by ethnicity, Hannum (2002) indicates that one reason why an ethnic minority relative to Han majority educational attainment disparity exists may be due to ethnic minority groups perceiving that the tangible returns to education may be low.
The statement was filled with more anxiety than that — the need for a tangible return on obsessive investment.
From that perspective, the enormous budget deficits don't seem to be providing much of a tangible return.
But the question many are trying to answer is whether this will lead to a tangible return on investment.
"It's not just a tangible return, but an intangible one," said Craig Settles, a consultant who advises municipalities on how to build wireless networks.
Real's 2-1 triumph served to furnish Bale with the first tangible return on his move to Spain and, indeed, the first silverware of his career.
