rə̇ˈkwīd. ə l, rēˈk-, -īt ə l noun
( -s )
1. : the act or action of requiting or the state of being requited : return or repayment for something (as a service, an injury)
to receive benefits as long as there is hope of requital — Thomas Hobbes
in requital of those well-intended offices — Samuel Johnson
the distribution of good rather than … the requital of evil — Lucius Garvin
2. : something that requites : something given in return, compensation, or retaliation
an ungrateful requital of the unquestioned services of the company — H.H.Wilson