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Definition of "reciprocation" [re•cip•ro•ca•tion]

  • An alternating back-and-forth movement. (noun)
  • The act or fact of reciprocating; interchange. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "reciprocation" in a sentence
  • "The concept of "free riding" emphasizes the fact that traditional offline institutions expect and require reciprocation from the majority of their members for their continued existence."
  • "I feel that an after luncheon speaker should reciprocate as best he may and the only thing I can do, by way of reciprocation is to get on with my subject."
  • "If he’s been and continues to be good to you, reciprocation is the honorable thing to do."