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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024rec•om•pense /ˈrɛkəmˌpɛns/USA pronunciation v., -pensed, -pens•ing, n. v. [~ + object] - to give something to as payment for work done, injury suffered, or favors received.
n. [uncountable] - a repayment or reward, as for services, gifts, or favors.
- something offered to pay for an injury caused;
reparation:not enough money in recompense for the damages.
See -pend-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024rec•om•pense (rek′əm pens′),USA pronunciation v., -pensed, -pens•ing, n. v.t. - 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).
v.i. - to make compensation for something;
repay someone:no attempt to recompense for our trouble.
n. - 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.
- Middle French, derivative of recompenser
- Late Latin recompēnsāre, equivalent. to Latin re- re- + compēnsāre (see compensate); (noun, nominal) late Middle English
- Middle French recompenser
- (verb, verbal) late Middle English 1375–1425
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged reimburse, recoup.
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged payment, amends, indemnification, satisfaction.
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged –6. See reward.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: recompense /ˈrɛkəmˌpɛns/ vb - (transitive) to pay or reward for service, work, etc
- (transitive) to compensate for loss, injury, etc
n - compensation for loss, injury, etc
- reward, remuneration, or repayment
Etymology: 15th Century: from Old French recompenser, from Latin re- + compensāre to balance in weighing; see compensateˈrecomˌpensable adj ˈrecomˌpenser n |