recompense

[ rek-uhm-pens ]

/ ˈrɛk əmˌpɛns /

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verb (used with object), rec·om·pensed, rec·om·pens·ing.

to repay; remunerate; reward, as for service, aid, etc.

to pay or give compensation for; make restitution or requital for (damage, injury, or the like).

verb (used without object), rec·om·pensed, rec·om·pens·ing.

to make compensation for something; repay someone: no attempt to recompense for our trouble.

noun

compensation, as for an injury, wrong, etc.: to make recompense for the loss one's carelessness has caused.

a repayment or requital, as for favors, gifts, etc.

a remuneration or reward, as for services, aid, or the like.

Origin of recompense

1375–1425; (v.) late Middle English <Middle French recompenser<Late Latin recompēnsāre, equivalent to Latin re-re- + compēnsāre (see compensate); (noun) late Middle English <Middle French, derivative of recompenser

SYNONYMS FOR recompense

1 reimburse, recoup.

4 payment, amends, indemnification, satisfaction.

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synonym study for recompense

4-6. See reward.

OTHER WORDS FROM recompense

rec·om·pen·sa·ble, adjectiverec·om·pens·er, nounun·der·rec·om·pense, verb (used with object), un·der·rec·om·pensed, un·der·rec·om·pens·ing, nounun·rec·om·pens·a·ble, adjective

un·rec·om·pensed, adjective

Words nearby recompense

recommendation, recommendatory, recommended daily allowance, recommended dietary allowance, recommit, recompense, recompose, recompression chamber, recon, reconcentration, reconcilable

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Example sentences from the Web for recompense

So he convoyed them safely into port and would not take even the smallest present, in recompense for his services.
Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea|Charles H. L. Johnston
To recompense his services to the city during his administration, the government bestowed upon him the cross of honor.
The Miraculous Medal|Jean Marie Aladel
What amount of present fame can recompense you for being shown up as a noodle, or worse, to your children's children?
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 65, No. 400, February, 1849|Various
She tried for her part to be nice to everybody, to talk when she could, and receive the recompense of pleased looks.
Phoebe, Junior|Mrs [Margaret] Oliphant

And this last threatened and exhorted, and held out hopes of recompense, if she were rendered truly.
Lorna Doone|R. D. Blackmore

British Dictionary definitions for recompense

recompense

/ (ˈrɛkəmˌpɛns) /

verb

(tr) to pay or reward for service, work, etc

(tr) to compensate for loss, injury, etc

noun

compensation for loss, injury, etcto make recompense

reward, remuneration, or repayment

Derived forms of recompense

recompensable, adjectiverecompenser, noun

Word Origin for recompense

C15: from Old French recompenser, from Latin re- + compensāre to balance in weighing; see compensate

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单词	recompense
释义	recompense [ rek-uhm-pens ] / ˈrɛk əmˌpɛns / SEE SYNONYMS FOR recompense ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), rec·om·pensed, rec·om·pens·ing. to repay; remunerate; reward, as for service, aid, etc. to pay or give compensation for; make restitution or requital for (damage, injury, or the like). verb (used without object), rec·om·pensed, rec·om·pens·ing. to make compensation for something; repay someone: no attempt to recompense for our trouble. noun compensation, as for an injury, wrong, etc.: to make recompense for the loss one's carelessness has caused. a repayment or requital, as for favors, gifts, etc. a remuneration or reward, as for services, aid, or the like. Origin of recompense 1375–1425; (v.) late Middle English <Middle French recompenser<Late Latin recompēnsāre, equivalent to Latin re-re- + compēnsāre (see compensate); (noun) late Middle English <Middle French, derivative of recompenser SYNONYMS FOR recompense 1 reimburse, recoup. 4 payment, amends, indemnification, satisfaction. SEE SYNONYMS FOR recompense ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for recompense 4-6. See reward. OTHER WORDS FROM recompense rec·om·pen·sa·ble, adjectiverec·om·pens·er, nounun·der·rec·om·pense, verb (used with object), un·der·rec·om·pensed, un·der·rec·om·pens·ing, nounun·rec·om·pens·a·ble, adjective un·rec·om·pensed, adjective Words nearby recompense recommendation, recommendatory, recommended daily allowance, recommended dietary allowance, recommit, recompense, recompose, recompression chamber, recon, reconcentration, reconcilable Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for recompense So he convoyed them safely into port and would not take even the smallest present, in recompense for his services. Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea\|Charles H. L. Johnston To recompense his services to the city during his administration, the government bestowed upon him the cross of honor. The Miraculous Medal\|Jean Marie Aladel What amount of present fame can recompense you for being shown up as a noodle, or worse, to your children's children? Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 65, No. 400, February, 1849\|Various She tried for her part to be nice to everybody, to talk when she could, and receive the recompense of pleased looks. Phoebe, Junior\|Mrs [Margaret] Oliphant And this last threatened and exhorted, and held out hopes of recompense, if she were rendered truly. Lorna Doone\|R. D. Blackmore British Dictionary definitions for recompense recompense / (ˈrɛkəmˌpɛns) / verb (tr) to pay or reward for service, work, etc (tr) to compensate for loss, injury, etc noun compensation for loss, injury, etcto make recompense reward, remuneration, or repayment Derived forms of recompense recompensable, adjectiverecompenser, noun Word Origin for recompense C15: from Old French recompenser, from Latin re- + compensāre to balance in weighing; see compensate Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to recompense salvo, satisfaction, redress, wages, restitution, recovery, pay, tip, amends, cue, reparation, gravy, return, indemnification, atonement, requital, payment, redemption, quittance, compensation
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recompense

verb (used with object), rec·om·pensed, rec·om·pens·ing.

verb (used without object), rec·om·pensed, rec·om·pens·ing.

noun

Origin of recompense

SYNONYMS FOR recompense

synonym study for recompense

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Example sentences from the Web for recompense

British Dictionary definitions for recompense

verb

noun

Derived forms of recompense

Word Origin for recompense

Words related to recompense