reciprocation

reciprocation
n
1. mutuality, interchange, exchange, trade-off, return, give-and-take, Obs. counter-change; correspondence, correlation, reciprocity, reciprocality, reciprocalness, Inf. backscratching, quid pro quo, tit for tat, Chiefly U.S. logrolling.
2. return, repayment, compensation; retaliation, requital, reprisal, retribution, vindication, vengeance, an eye for an eye.
3. bargain, barter, trade, dicker, swap, switch, transfer.
4. transposition, permutation, substitution, commutation; alternation, rotation.

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