Definition of REQUITAL

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.

Scrabble Score: 17

requital: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
requital: 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