requital

[ ri-kwahyt-l ]
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noun
  1. the act of requiting.

  2. a return or reward for service, kindness, etc.

  1. a retaliation for a wrong, injury, etc.

  2. something given or done as repayment, reward, punishment, etc., in return.

Origin of requital

1
First recorded in 1570–80; requite + -al2

Other words from requital

  • non·re·quit·al, noun
  • un·re·quit·al, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for requital

requital

/ (rɪˈkwaɪtəl) /


noun
  1. the act or an instance of requiting

  2. a return or compensation for a good or bad action

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