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requital

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re⋅quit⋅al

  [ri-kwahyt-l]
–noun
1. the act of requiting.
2. a return or reward for service, kindness, etc.
3. a retaliation for a wrong, injury, etc.
4. something given or done as repayment, reward, punishment, etc., in return.
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Origin:
1570–80; requite + -al 2
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re·quit·al   (rĭ-kwīt'l)   
n.  

  1. The act of requiting.

  2. Return, as for an injury or friendly act.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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