reciprocation

reciprocate | American Dictionary

reciprocate
verb[ I/T ]
 fmlus/rɪˈsɪp·rəˌkeɪt/
to do something for someone because the person has done something similar for you:
[ I ]We gave them information, but they didn’t reciprocate.
[ T ]Hemingway loved Stein and she reciprocated his love.

Examples of reciprocate

reciprocate
Moreover, actual deeds of unselfish and cooperative behavior are often reciprocated.
Also, some spouses see themselves as reciprocating for their partner's love rather than tending.
In contrast to adult children, very few grandchildren reciprocated financial transfers by means of instrumental assistance in either 1996 or 2002.
Another example is voting: in what way is voting in a national election individually reciprocated?
At line 12 the caller produces a closure-relevant 'yes' answer and reciprocates the inquiry.
By contrast, if labor contracts are complete, workers have no way of reciprocating a high gift wage with high effort levels.
Incidentally, players working on the assumption that their own choices will likely be reciprocated are also comfortable with common-interest games.
Not all affection was however welcome or reciprocated.
Analyses including only children with reciprocated best friends did not differ from those reported here; thus, we included all participating children in the present analyses.
The reciprocating sibling system remains insensitive to genetic change in the adolescents, as we have noted, but extremely sensitive to parental treatment.
Concealed anterograde accessory pathway conduction during the induction of orthodromic reciprocating tachycardia.
In addition, the preschoolers with stable conduct problems reciprocated this insensitivity.
The motive to care may be found in the continuation of a life-long tending role or in reciprocating for past received care.
Many noted, as did this respondent, that this form of community giving was often reciprocated.
Many helped young people in the community ; others supported older friends and neighbours in myriad ways, with some of the activities being reciprocated.
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