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as in reparation
payment to another for a loss or injury
the judge ordered the landlord to pay his former tenants $100,000 each as requital for goods lost or damaged in the apartment fire
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as in payment
something (as money) that is given or received in return for goods or services
the electrician's requital for the used car was in the form of work on the dealer's house
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as in revenge
the act or an instance of responding to an injury with an injury
"an eye for an eye" is a form of requital that is still legal in some countries
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Recent Examples of requital
But criminal fines on companies — and on some individuals — have reached stratospheric heights, and that’s partly because the prospect of requital and deterrence seemed to require it.
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Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 12 June 2024
The Trumpist version, however, begins and ends with the vision of a great leader on the brink of sinister overthrow and martyrdom—whose great love for the scorned nation behind him urgently requires immediate requital and redemption.
—Chris Lehmann, The New Republic, 11 Jan. 2021
And reminding them that requital of a debt is the purest form of acknowledging that debt.
—William F. Buckley Jr., National Review, 26 Nov. 2020
Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 12 June 2024
The Trumpist version, however, begins and ends with the vision of a great leader on the brink of sinister overthrow and martyrdom—whose great love for the scorned nation behind him urgently requires immediate requital and redemption.
—Chris Lehmann, The New Republic, 11 Jan. 2021
And reminding them that requital of a debt is the purest form of acknowledging that debt.
—William F. Buckley Jr., National Review, 26 Nov. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for requital
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The fees would act as a kind of war reparations, says Ghiselli, while allowing Iran to institutionalize its management of the shipping route.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
7 Apr. 2026
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The city currently collects a 3% Cannabis Retailers Occupation Tax on recreational cannabis sales to use as revenue for reparations, in addition to funding from Evanston’s real estate transfer tax.—
Claire Murphy,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 2026
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In this case, the district will borrow $20 million against future property tax payments to pay bills and reduce the district’s debt.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
8 Apr. 2026
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By removing the administrative burden of getting paid, Stripe provides tools that allow founders to focus on their product rather than chasing down payments or wrestling with accounting spreadsheets.—
William Jones,
Miami Herald,
7 Apr. 2026
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There were executions, mostly of the revenge variety, and not ordered by the politburo in Hanoi.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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And the Knicks better be ready, ready for the Celtics to attempt to exact some revenge for the way things ended a season ago.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
10 Apr. 2026
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The restaurant groups are now suing for more than $1 million in direct damages, as well as for punitive damages, attorneys' fees, and costs.—
Sara Tenenbaum,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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Musk is seeking more than $150 billion in damages from OpenAI and Microsoft, arguing that OpenAI defrauded him as a donor by restructuring the business away from its nonprofit roots.—
Rachyl Jones,
semafor.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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Even if the war is over, the country's already ailing economy now faces dire trouble — though sanctions relief and compensation are also in Iran's 10-point plan.—
Chantal Da Silva,
NBC news,
10 Apr. 2026
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Jung, a close ally of Lee, said the government is willing to expand legal redress and speed compensation for victims of government abuses whose cases have been verified by the truth commission.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2026
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All three lawsuits allege retaliation by town officials against the plaintiffs.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Apr. 2026
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Busfield has called the allegations an act of retaliation after the boys were recast on the show.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
6 Apr. 2026
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Most have an attendance policy and an absence means a paper must be written as recompense.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
21 Feb. 2026
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With Fletcher’s death, and the prospect of personal recompense answered, the question becomes what America will remember of that day.—
Caleb Gayle,
The Atlantic,
28 Jan. 2026
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But data shows that the uptick really began under the Biden administration, likely because of an increase in pay for military members, according to Rand, and as the military continued improving the recruitment process and boosted advertising and marketing.—
Tom Bowman,
NPR,
10 Apr. 2026
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The government shutdown last November also exacerbated many issues with air traffic controller shortages as employees were forced to work without pay for more than a month.—
Mark Osborne,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Requital.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/requital. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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