Thesaurus: requital

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1. n. 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; as, the requital of evil deeds.
2. n. a justly deserved penalty
3. n. an act of requiting; returning in kind
4. 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; as, the requital of evil deeds. No merit their aversion can remove, Nor ill requital can efface their love. Waller. Syn. -- Compensation; recompense; remuneration; reward; satisfaction; payment; retribution; retaliation; reprisal; punishment.
5. The act of requiting; also, that which requites; return, goodor bad, for anything done; in a good sense, compensation; recompense;as, the requital of services; in a bad sense, retaliation, orpunishment; as, the requital of evil deeds.No merit their aversion can remove, Nor ill requital can efface theirlove. Waller.
6. n. an act of requiting; returning in kind