- (v.t.) To render an equivalent to, for service, loss, etc.; to requite; to remunerate; to compensate.
- (n.) An equivalent returned for anything done, suffered or given; compensation; requital; suitable return.
- (v.t.) To give in return; to pay back; to pay, as something earned or deserved.
- (v.t.) To return an equivalent for; to give compensation for; to atone for; to pay for.
- (v.i.) To give recompense; to make amends or requital.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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