recompense
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recompense¹
- /ˈɹɛkəmˌpɛns/ Canada, US, UK
Rhymes with -ɛns
Where it comes from
From Middle English recompense, borrowed from Old French recompense or Medieval Latin recompensa.
noun recompenses · recompence
- 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.
recompense²
- /ˈɹɛkəmˌpɛns/ Canada, US, UK
Rhymes with -ɛns
Where it comes from
From Middle English recompensen, borrowed from Old French recompenser, from Late Latin recompensare, from Latin re- (“again”) + compensare (“to balance out”).
verb recompenses · recompensing · recompensed · recompence
- 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 […]
- 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. Recompense to no man evil for evil.
Similar: recompensate
