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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(New Zealand) Compensation for a wrong suffered; reciprocal exchange or payment; (loosely), payback, revenge..
Utu determined that relations among individuals, and between families, communities and tribes, were governed by mutual obligation and an implicit keeping of social accounts […].
Utu demanded that both favors and grievances be repaid in kind, but it was the grievances, naturally, that caused the most trouble.
The match had been touted as a chance for utu after the 1999 and 2007 All Blacks World Cup defeats.
Use utu when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Utu means (New Zealand) Compensation for a wrong suffered; reciprocal exchange or payment; (loosely), payback, revenge..
Common synonyms include utug.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Utu determined that relations among individuals, and between families, communities and tribes, were governed by mutual obligation and an implicit keeping of social accounts […].
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