recompense.
An equivalent returned for anything given, done, or suffered; compensation; reward; amends; requital.
Meaning & usage
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.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English recompense, borrowed from Old French recompense or Medieval Latin recompensa.
To reward or repay (someone) for something done, given etc.
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 pay back; to pay, as something earned or deserved.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English recompensen, borrowed from Old French recompenser, from Late Latin recompensare, from Latin re- (“again”) + compensare (“to balance out”).
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