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Meaning of 'recompense' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Recompense [ n.]
- An equivalent returned for anything done, suffered, or given; compensation; requital; suitable return.
2 . Recompense [ v. i.]
- To give recompense; to make amends or requital.
3 . Recompense [ v. t.]
- To render an equivalent to, for service, loss, etc.; to requite; to remunerate; to compensate.
- To return an equivalent for; to give compensation for; to atone for; to pay for.
- To give in return; to pay back; to pay, as something earned or deserved.

Meaning of 'recompense' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . recompense [ v]
Meaning (1):
- make payment to; compensate
Example in sentence:
  • My efforts were not remunerated
Meaning (2):
- make amends for; pay compensation for
Example in sentence:
  • 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

Nearby Words:

recadency recalcitrant recalcitrate recalcitration recall recallable recallment recant recantation recanted

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