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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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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