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.

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Origin of requital

First recorded in 1570–80; requite + -al²

Related formsnon·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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Word Origin and History for requital

requital

1570s, from requite + -al (2).

requital

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