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noun
Compensation for damage or loss; amends.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: requite, satisfaction, amends, acquittal, assyth, bote, compensation, indemnification, indemnity, mends, quittal, recompensation, recompense, redress, relief, remuneration, reparation, requital, restitution
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Retaliation or reprisal; vengeance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Return in kind; recompense, repayment, reward.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: requite
Antonyms: none provided
noun
an act of requiting; returning in kind
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: payment
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: return, paying back, getting even
noun
a justly deserved penalty
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: retribution
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: penalty
History
From requite + -al, 1570-1580.
Across languages
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
