requital
Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈkwaɪt.əl/
The English word “requital” has 3 meanings listed here.
noun
- Compensation for damage or loss; amends.
- Retaliation or reprisal; vengeance.
- Return in kind; recompense, repayment, reward.
Etymology
From requite + -al. First attested in 1545.
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