1
as in damages
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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2
as in payments
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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3
as in retaliations
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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Noun
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The retroactive payments reflect the increase in their payment amount dating back to January 2024, when the two provisions stopped applying.—
Liz Weston,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Apr. 2025 -
Interest payments on the federal debt are projected to cost upward of $1 trillion next year — more than what the government will spend on Medicare or the military.—
Alicia Parlapiano,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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When the Florida Legislature approved financial compensation for Rosewood’s survivors and descendants in 1994, it was seen as a national model for reparations.—
Kate Payne,
Orlando Sentinel,
23 Dec. 2024
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However, the apology did not follow with any concrete proposals for some form of reparations for victims/survivors.—
Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
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The right-back still desires a fresh challenge, having wanted to leave during the summer, and getting his significant wages off the books would be beneficial.—
Chris Waugh,
The Athletic,
24 Dec. 2024
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Take, for example, a grocery store worker who makes $30,000 annually and a restaurant server making $10,000 in hourly wages and $20,000 in tips.—
Matthew Glowicki,
USA TODAY,
23 Dec. 2024
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Reports of summary executions and sectarian reprisals were limited, perhaps due, in part, to the way much of the Syrian army ceded territory without a fight.—
Sam Heller,
Foreign Affairs,
16 Dec. 2024
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Eventually the family decided to leave the country, fearing government reprisals.—
Mica Rosenberg,
ProPublica,
12 Dec. 2024
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“Requitals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/requitals. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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