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recompense definition

rec·om·pense (rek′əm pens′)

transitive verb recompensed -·pensed′, recompensing -·pens′·ing

  1. to repay (a person, etc.); reward; compensate
  2. to make repayment or requital for; compensate (a loss, injury, etc.)

Etymology: ME recompensen < MFr recompenser < LL recompensare: see re- & compensate

noun

  1. something given or done in return for something else; repayment, remuneration, requital, or reward
  2. something given or done to make up for a loss, injury, etc.; compensation

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recompense Synonyms

recompense

n.

return, repayment, reward; see payment 1.


recompense

v.

compensate, remunerate, repay; see pay 1, repay 1. See syn. study at pay.


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recompense Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • seek: Where such mistakes are in your favor, we do not seek any recompense.

Adjective modifier

  • ample: The walk through Parson's Bridge and views from the cairn itself provide ample recompense for the exertions!

Modifying Another Word

  • fully: The lord preserves the faithful and fully recompenses the proud doer.

Preposition: of

  • reward: Take Christ for your example, and live, having " respect unto the recompense of the reward " [ Heb.

Preposition: for

  • loss: This, of course, is not an acceptable recompense for the loss of a section of a right of way.
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recompense quotes

There are minds so impatient of inferiority, that their gratitude is a species of revenge, and they return benefits, not because recompense is a pleasure, but because obligation is a pain.

-Johnson, Samuel known as Dr Johnson

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