Noun

• S: (n) reciprocation (the act of making or doing something in return)
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• S: (n) return, paying back, getting even (a reciprocal group action) "in return we gave them as good as we got"
• S: (n) requital, payment (an act of requiting; returning in kind)
• S: (n) retaliation, revenge (action taken in return for an injury or offense)
• S: (n) reciprocation (the act of making or doing something in return)
• S: (n) tit for tat (an equivalent given in return)
• derivationally related form
• W: (v) reciprocate [Related to: reciprocation] (act, feel, or give mutually or in return) "We always invite the neighbors and they never reciprocate!"
• S: (n) reciprocation (alternating back-and-forth movement)
• S: (n) interchange, reciprocation, give-and-take (mutual interaction; the activity of reciprocating or exchanging (especially information))