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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
Noun
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California’s reparations proposal remains the most ambitious, having recommended that eligible recipients receive up to $1.2 million each.—
Cheyanne M. Daniels,
The Hill,
3 Apr. 2025
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In California, costly proposals from their reparations panel failed to be signed into law during the 2024 session, four years after the commission was created with significant fanfare.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
2 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Upon payment by the patient, the pharmacy is reimbursed by the insurance provider for the covered portion of the medication cost.—
Pamela McLoughlin,
Hartford Courant,
7 Apr. 2025
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Retroactive payments for benefits issued back to January 2024 have already been issued.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Apr. 2025
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The action was widely interpreted as an act of revenge after previous confrontations between the two cast members, prompting Bravo to suspend Moore and end her filming for the rest of the season.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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The culmination of that legacy might well be the centrality of revenge to Donald Trump’s agenda.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Some negotiations were particularly challenging this year, Horman told the Statesman, such as one on employee compensation that held up the budgeting process for several weeks.—
Carolyn Komatsoulis,
Idaho Statesman,
2 Apr. 2025
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And information about a buyer’s broker’s compensation is no longer on the MLS, the database agents use to list and share home sale information.—
TC Brown,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2025
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While many world leaders made the trek to Kyiv to stand with Ukrainian leaders, Mr. Trump focused on sealing a deal to claim the country’s natural resources as recompense for military aid.—
Peter Baker,
New York Times,
24 Feb. 2025
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As Democrats moved left of most Appalachian voters, the money Byrd and his colleagues sent home was the recompense.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
7 Feb. 2025
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That entity would evaluate whether the payments align with a fair market value and ensure the money is not a pay-to-play deal.—
Stacy St. Clair,
ProPublica,
4 Apr. 2025
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Tucker was the wife of a Pullman porter and became an early advocate for the union that pushed for better pay, better working conditions and a grievance process.—
Susan DeGrane,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Apr. 2025
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Those staff members have been furloughed until later in the year, the state of their future contracts unclear, according to a NOAA staffer speaking on the condition of anonymity out of fear of retribution.—
Alejandra Borunda,
NPR,
9 Apr. 2025
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Both spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of retribution.—
Sheryl Gay Stolberg,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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In an event where wind is not a consideration, Cathedral Catholic’s Jocelyn Gibson edged Patrick Henry’s Miriam Aguirre in the girls 1,600 at UC.—
Steve Brand,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Apr. 2025
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Addressing these ethical considerations will require engagement from not just developers but also policymakers and committees responsible for upholding responsible AI use companywide to ensure diverse perspectives are considered.—
Rupesh Dabbir,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Requital.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/requital. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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