requital
Plural: requitals
Noun
- A return or reward for a service or kindness.
- a justly deserved penalty
- an act of requiting; returning in kind
- Compensation for damage or loss; amends.
- Retaliation or reprisal; vengeance.
- Return in kind; recompense, repayment, reward.
Examples
- For her masterful bingo, the loud applause was a fitting requital from the audience.
Origin / Etymology
From requite + -al, 1570-1580.
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 17
requital: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordrequital: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
requital: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 19
requital: valid Words With Friends Word