Reciprocation
61Gyaku-Choko — The Japanese term for “reverse chocolate.” The Straits Times reported on a novel attempt to encourage Japanese men to buy chocolates for women on Valentine’s day: Previously, it was the unwritten rule that Japanese women buy chocolates for the… …
62return — [ri tʉrn′] vi. [ME retournen < OFr retourner: see RE & TURN] 1. to go or come back, as to a former place, condition, practice, opinion, etc. 2. to go back in thought or speech [to return to the subject] 3. to revert to a former owner 4. to ans …
63give-and-take — noun 1. light teasing repartee • Syn: ↑banter, ↑raillery, ↑backchat • Derivationally related forms: ↑banter (for: ↑banter) • Hypernyms: ↑ …
64re|cip|ro|ca|tion — «rih SIHP ruh KAY shuhn», noun. 1. the act of reciprocating; return: »the reciprocation of a favor received. With a sincere reciprocation of all your kindly feeling (Dickens). 2. the state of being in a reciprocal or harmonious relation. 3. the… …
65Answer — An swer, v. i. 1. To speak or write by way of return (originally, to a charge), or in reply; to make response. [1913 Webster] There was no voice, nor any that answered. 1 Kings xviii. 26. [1913 Webster] 2. To make a satisfactory response or… …
66Counterchange — Coun ter*change (koun t[ e]r*ch[=a]nj ), n. Exchange; reciprocation. [1913 Webster] …
67Mutuality — Mu tu*al i*ty, n. [Cf. F. mutualit[ e].] 1. The quality of correlation; reciprocation; interchange; interaction; interdependence. [1913 Webster] 2. (Law) Reciprocity of consideration. Wharton. [1913 Webster] …
68carry a torch — or carry the torch phrasal 1. crusade 2. to be in love especially without reciprocation ; cherish a longing or devotion < still carrying a torch for a former lover > …
69in return — phrasal in reciprocation, compensation, or repayment …
70potlatch — I. noun Etymology: Chinook Jargon patlač, from Nootka p̓aλ̄p̓ač Date: circa 1861 1. a ceremonial feast of the American Indians of the northwest coast marked by the host s lavish distribution of gifts or sometimes destruction of property to… …
