requited

past tense of requite
1
as in compensated
to provide (someone) with a just payment for loss or injury the company requited the employee who had fallen on the ice while leaving work by promptly paying all his medical bills, hoping that would stave off a lawsuit

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2
as in avenged
to punish in kind the wrongdoer responsible for the future writer would later requite the abuse he suffered at the hands of his classmates by creating scathing portraits of them in his novels

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Verb
  • If employee vehicles help power the system, for example, how are they compensated?
    Tracy Price, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Many have also raised concerns about how AI models are trained and whether intellectual property rights holders and artists are being compensated fairly, or at all, for content digested by the powerful technology.
    Wendy Lee, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
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  • The policy loans available from the cash value are tax-free and can be repaid on flexible terms, providing a financial safety net for your business.
    Andre Pennington, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • But if they are consolidated into a Direct consolidation loan, that Direct consolidation loan can be repaid under ICR.
    Adam S. Minsky, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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  • In just one case where the federal government sought to link police grants to immigration enforcement, the state prevailed and was reimbursed $57 million.
    Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The costs associated with putting on an event, such as sound and lighting, must be reimbursed.
    Erin Mansfield, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
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