requital

[ ri-kwahyt-l ]

/ rɪˈkwaɪt l /

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noun

the act of requiting.

a return or reward for service, kindness, etc.

a retaliation for a wrong, injury, etc.

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

Nearby words

requiescat in pace, require, requirement, requisite, requisition, requital, requite, reradiation, rerailing, reread, rerebrace

Origin of requital

First recorded in 1570–80; requite + -al²

Related forms

non·re·quit·al, nounun·re·quit·al, noun

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Examples from the Web for requital

The first group of historical details dealt first with God's mercies, and passed on to man's requital.
The Expositor's Bible: The Psalms, Vol. 2|Alexander Maclaren
I will well that you have this consolation, in requital of the buffets he gave you on my account.'
The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio|Giovanni Boccaccio
At the same time he courteously refused all requital for the aid he had rendered.
William Shakespeare as he lived.|Henry Curling
The days of visitation have come, have come the days of requital.
The Expositor's Bible: The Book of the Twelve Prophets, Vol. I|George Adam Smith

Above all, as to love, we shrink from the thought of requital.
A Strange Manuscript Found in a Copper Cylinder|James De Mille

British Dictionary definitions for requital

requital

/ (rɪˈkwaɪtəl) /

noun

the act or an instance of requiting

a return or compensation for a good or bad action

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