recompense
nounEtymology
From Middle English recompensen, borrowed from Old French recompenser, from Late Latin recompensare, from Latin re- (“again”) + compensare (“to balance out”).
- derived from re-
- derived from recompenso
- derived from recompenser
- inherited from recompensen
Definitions
An equivalent returned for anything given, done, or suffered
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.
- O let my books be then the eloquence And dumb presagers of my speaking breast, Who plead for love and look for recompense More than that tongue that more hath more express'd.
To reward or repay (someone) for something done, given etc.
- She in regard thereof him recompenst / With golden words, and goodly countenance, / And such fond fauours sparingly dispenst […]
- He cannot recompense me better.
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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 give (something) in return; to pay back; to pay, as something earned or deserved.
- Recompense to no man evil for evil.
The neighborhood
- synonymrecompensate
- neighborcompensate
- neighborrecompensate
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at recompense. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at recompense. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
7 hops · closes at recompense
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA