REQUITAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does requital mean? 

• REQUITAL (noun)
  The noun REQUITAL has 2 senses:

1. a justly deserved penalty

2. an act of requiting; returning in kind

  Familiarity information: REQUITAL used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• REQUITAL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A justly deserved penalty

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Synonyms:

requital; retribution

Hypernyms ("requital" is a kind of...):

penalty (a payment required for not fulfilling a contract)

Sense 2

Meaning:

An act of requiting; returning in kind

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

payment; requital

Hypernyms ("requital" is a kind of...):

getting even; paying back; return (a reciprocal group action)

Derivation:

requite (make repayment for or return something)