RECOMPENSE

recompense, compensation

(noun) the act of compensating for service or loss or injury

recompense

(noun) payment or reward (as for service rendered)

compensate, recompense, remunerate

(verb) make payment to; compensate; “My efforts were not remunerated”

compensate, recompense, repair, indemnify

(verb) 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”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

recompense (countable and uncountable, plural recompenses)

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.

Synonyms

• meed

• payback

• recompence

• restitution

Verb

recompense (third-person singular simple present recompenses, present participle recompensing, simple past and past participle recompensed)

To reward or repay (someone) for something done, given etc.

To give compensation for an injury, or other type of harm or damage.

(transitive) To give (something) in return; to pay back; to pay, as something earned or deserved.

Source: Wiktionary

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Rec"om*pense (rèk"òm*pèns), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Recompensed (-pnst); p. pr. & vb. n. Recompensing (-pn`sng).] Etym: [F. récompenser, LL. recompensare, fr.L. pref. re- re- + compensare to compensate. See Compensate.]

1. To render an equivalent to, for service, loss, etc.; to requite; to remunerate; to compensate. He can not recompense me better. Shak.

2. To return an equivalent for; to give compensation for; to atone for; to pay for. God recompenseth the gift. Robynson (More's Utopia). To recompense My rash, but more unfortunate, misdeed. Milton.

3. To give in return; to pay back; to pay, as something earned or deserved. [R.] Recompense to no man evil for evil. Rom. xii. 17.

Syn.

– To repay; requite; compensate; reward; remunerate.

Rec"om*pense (rk"m*pns), v. i.

Definition: To give recompense; to make amends or requital. [Obs.]

Rec"om*pense, n. Etym: [Cf. F. récompense.]

Definition: An equivalent returned for anything done, suffered, or given; compensation; requital; suitable return. To me belongeth vengeance, and recompense. Deut. xxii. 35. And every transgression and disobedience received a just recompense of reward. Heb. ii. 2.

Syn.

– Repayment; compensation; remuneration; amends; satisfaction; reward; requital.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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