- requital
- noun Date: 1567 1. something given in return, compensation, or retaliation 2. the act or action of requiting ; the state of being requited
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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Requital — Re*quit al ( al), n. [From {Requite}.] The act of requiting; also, that which requites; return, good or bad, for anything done; in a good sense, compensation; recompense; as, the requital of services; in a bad sense, retaliation, or punishment;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
requital — re‧quit‧al [rɪˈkwaɪtl] noun [uncountable] formal payment for something done or given: • an obligation which demands requital … Financial and business terms
requital — I noun acknowledgment, compensare, compensation, consideration, desert, emolument, guerdon, indemnification, indemnity, meed, pay, payment, quittance, recompense, redress, remuneration, reparation, repayment, reprisal, requitement, restitution,… … Law dictionary
requital — (n.) 1570s, from REQUITE (Cf. requite) + AL (Cf. al) (2) … Etymology dictionary
requital — [ri kwīt′ l] n. 1. a requiting or being requited 2. something given or done in return; repayment, reward, retaliation, or compensation … English World dictionary
requital — /ri kwuyt l/, n. 1. the act of requiting. 2. a return or reward for service, kindness, etc. 3. a retaliation for a wrong, injury, etc. 4. something given or done as repayment, reward, punishment, etc., in return. [1570 80; REQUITE + AL2] * * * … Universalium
requital — noun a) Compensation for loss or damage; amends. b) retaliation or reprisal; vengeance … Wiktionary
requital — Synonyms and related words: amends, atonement, blood money, comeuppance, compensation, consideration, damages, desert, deserts, guerdon, honorarium, indemnification, indemnity, just deserts, making good, meed, paying back, payment, price,… … Moby Thesaurus
requital — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. Something to make up for loss or damage: amends, compensation, indemnification, indemnity, offset, quittance, recompense, redress, reimbursement, remuneration, reparation, repayment, restitution, satisfaction,… … English dictionary for students
requital — re|quit|al [ rı kwaıtl ] noun count or uncount FORMAL something that you do or give to someone because they have done or given something to you, usually something bad … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
