"requital" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɹɪ.ˈkwaɪt.əl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-requital.wav [Southern-England] Forms: requitals [plural]
enPR: rĭ-kwītʹ-əl Rhymes: -aɪtəl Etymology: From requite + -al, 1570-1580. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|requite|al}} requite + -al Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} requital (countable and uncountable, plural requitals)
  1. Compensation for damage or loss; amends. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: requite Translations (compensation for loss or damages): ἀμοιβή (amoibḗ) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), компенсация (kompensacija) [feminine] (Bulgarian), обезщетение (obezštetenie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌽𐌹 (andalauni) [neuter] (Gothic)
    Sense id: en-requital-en-noun-tEkjz32K Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -al Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 43 6 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 59 33 7 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -al: 51 38 12 Disambiguation of 'compensation for loss or damages': 78 1 22
  2. Retaliation or reprisal; vengeance. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-requital-en-noun-k7k3HRJP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 43 6
  3. Return in kind; recompense, repayment, reward. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: requite
    Sense id: en-requital-en-noun-OxcuFsah

Inflected forms

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