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recompense
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As a noun, recompense means an equivalent returned for anything given, done, or suffered. As a verb, it means reward or repay (someone) for something done, given etc.
Meanings of recompense
9 meaningsnoun
An equivalent returned for anything given, done, or suffered; compensation; reward; amends; requital.
That which compensates for an injury, or other type of harm or damage.
“He offered money as recompense for the damage, but what the injured party wanted was an apology.”
Payment or reward (as for service rendered)
The act of compensating for service or loss or injury
Similar: compensation
verb
To reward or repay (someone) for something done, given etc.
To give compensation for an injury, or other type of harm or damage.
“The judge ordered the defendant to recompense the plaintiff by paying $100.”
To give (something) in return; to pay back; to pay, as something earned or deserved.
Make amends for; pay compensation for
“One can never fully repair the suffering and losses of the Jews in the Third Reich”
“She was compensated for the loss of her arm in the accident”
Similar: compensate, repair, indemnify
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).