noun
- something given or done in return for something else, especially as payment or revenge
Usage: formal
Examples
- The villain’s cruel actions met with swift requital.
- She sought no requital for her years of devoted service.
- His kindness deserved better requital than betrayal.
- The requital for his crimes came in the form of a lengthy prison sentence.
- They expected some requital for their generous donation.
- The hero’s requital was a medal and the gratitude of the nation.