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Requite

To repay; in a good sense, to recompense; to return (an equivalent) in good; to reward; in a bad sense, to retaliate; to return (evil) for evil; to punish.

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Broader term 1

Give 76% connected

To bestow without receiving a return; to confer without compensation; to impart, as a possession; to grant, as authority or permission; to yield up o…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Manner of action 1

Pay 76% connected

To cover, as bottom of a vessel, a seam, a spar, etc., with tar or pitch, or waterproof composition of tallow, resin, etc.; to smear.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related verb as a more specific manner of this action.

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Quittance 74% connected

Discharge from a debt or an obligation; acquittance.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Quittance 74% connected

Discharge from a debt or an obligation; acquittance.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Repayment 74% connected

The act of repaying; reimbursement.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Repayment 74% connected

The act of repaying; reimbursement.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Synonym 1

Repay 92% connected

To pay back; to refund; as, to repay money borrowed or advanced.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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