English dictionary

requital

/r/I/'kw/aI/t/-/l/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

a justly deserved penalty

noun.possession

Synonyms retribution

Source: WordNet 3.0
an act of requiting; returning in kind

noun.act

Synonyms payment

Source: WordNet 3.0
The act of requiting; also, that which requites; return, good or bad, for anything done; in a good sense, compensation; recompense; as, the <i>requital</i> of services; in a bad sense, retaliation, or punishment; as, the <i>requital</i> of evil deeds.

noun

Source: webster1913