requital

Definitions

The act of making return for a service, benefit, or injury; compensation or retaliation.

Something given or done in return for something else.

Examples

He offered his services as a small requital for the kindness they had shown him during his illness.

The hero sought no requital for his brave deeds, believing that virtue should be its own reward.

Synonyms

repayment compensation recompense retribution restitution satisfaction reward

Antonyms

nonpayment neglect forgiveness pardon remission debt nonfeasance