reciprocation

[ ri-sip-ruh-key-shuh n ]

/ rɪˌsɪp rəˈkeɪ ʃən /

an act or instance of reciprocating.

a returning, usually for something given.

a mutual giving and receiving.

the state of being reciprocal or corresponding.

Origin of reciprocation

First recorded in 1520–30, reciprocation is from the Latin word reciprocātiōn- (stem of reciprocātiō). See reciprocate, -ion

And, I appreciate the reciprocation of warm nuts and having a decent five hours sleep when I take a red-eye.

Who's Missing in First Class? |Lauren Zalaznick |December 11, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
Sufficiently convinced that he might know what he was doing, I set my boundaries: hands only, external only, no reciprocation.

The Last Erotic Massage |Arianne Cohen |May 21, 2009 |DAILY BEAST
In physics, action and reaction are equal; the reciprocation of any impulse not being greater than the impulse itself.

Amenities of Literature |Isaac Disraeli
Such is the relation of the terms of a syllogism in regard to reciprocation and antithesis.

Aristotle |George Grote

As I paid her for a trivial purchase, she let her hand linger in mine looking at me appealingly for reciprocation.

Journeys and Experiences in Argentina, Paraguay, and Chile |Henry Stephens
The need of this reciprocation is stronger with him than even his election of a particular person with whom to establish it.

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 95, September 1865 |Various
A rotary or other movement may be obtained from this reciprocation.

The inventions, researches and writings of Nikola Tesla |Thomas Commerford Martin