requital

re·quit·al

noun \ri-ˈkwī-t^əl\

Definition of REQUITAL

1

: something given in return, compensation, or retaliation

2

: the act or action of requiting : the state of being requited

Examples of REQUITAL

1. <the judge ordered the landlord to pay his former tenants $100,000 each as requital for goods lost or damaged in the apartment fire>
2. <the electrician's requital for the used car was in the form of work on the dealer's house>

First Known Use of REQUITAL

1567

Related to REQUITAL

Synonyms: damages, indemnification, indemnity, quittance, recompense, recoupment, redress, remuneration, reparation, reprisal(s), compensation, restitution, satisfaction

Related Words: punitive damage, solatium; amends, atonement, expiation; refund, reimbursement, repayment; adjustment, settlement; punishment, retaliation

Near Antonyms: clemency, grace, leniency, lenity, mercy; forgiveness, pardon, remission

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Rhymes with REQUITAL

detrital, entitle, half title, nontitle, recital, subtitle