requital
re·quit·al
requital · requitals
Compensation for damage or lossCompensation for damage or loss; amends.
/ɹɪˈkwaɪt.əl/
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)Compensation for damage or loss; amends.
(countable, uncountable)Retaliation or reprisal; vengeance.
(countable, uncountable)Return in kind; recompense, repayment, reward.
More definitions
- an act of requiting; returning in kind
- a justly deserved penalty
Forms
plural: requitalsSynonyms
21 synonymssatisfactionB1compensationB2reliefB2requiteamendsacquittalassythboteindemnificationindemnitymendsquittalrecompensationrecompense
Close in meaning
- an act of requiting; returning in kind:payment
- a justly deserved penalty:retribution
Word family
2 related wordsRelatedrequite
Derivednonrequital
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.