retríbuo

retríbuo, retribúere, retríbui, retribútum

verb, 3rd conjugation

re-trí-bu-o · /rɛˈtri.bu.ɔ/

to render, to repay, to bestow in return

Re- and tríbuo, to allot back; the one word serves both for the gift given and for the gift returned.

in English retribution, tribute

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