About The Word Recompense
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Recompense
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What's The Definition Of Recompense?
[n] the act of compensating for service or loss or injury
[n] payment or reward (as for service rendered) [v] make payment to; compensate; "My efforts were not remunerated" [v] make amends for; pay compensation for; "One can never fully repair the suffering and losses of the Jews in the Third Reich"; "She was compensated for the loss of her arm in the accident" Synonyms | Synonyms for Recompense: compensate | compensation | indemnify | remunerate | repair Related Terms | Find terms related to Recompense: See Also | adjustment | allowance | compensation | correction | give | indemnification | pay | payment | recoup | rectification | reimburse Recompense In Webster's Dictionary \Rec"om*pense\ (r[e^]k"[o^]m*p[e^]ns), v. t. [imp. &
p. p. {Recompensed} (-p?nst); p. pr. & vb. n. {Recompensing}
(-p?n`s?ng).] [F. r['e]compenser, LL. recompensare, fr.L.
pref. re- re- + compensare to compensate. See {Compensate}.]
1. To render an equivalent to, for service, loss, etc.; to
requite; to remunerate; to compensate.
He can not recompense me better. --Shak.
2. To return an equivalent for; to give compensation for; to
atone for; to pay for.
God recompenseth the gift. --Robynson
(More's
Utopia).
To recompense My rash, but more unfortunate,
misdeed. --Milton.
3. To give in return; to pay back; to pay, as something
earned or deserved. [R.]
Recompense to no man evil for evil. --Rom. xii.
17.
Syn: To repay; requite; compensate; reward; remunerate.
\Rec"om*pense\ (r?k"?m*p?ns), v. i. To give recompense; to make amends or requital. [Obs.] \Rec"om*pense\, n. [Cf. F. r['e]compense.] An equivalent returned for anything done, suffered, or given; compensation; requital; suitable return. To me belongeth vengeance, and recompense. --Deut. xxii. 35. And every transgression and disobedience received a just recompense of reward. --Heb. ii. 2. Syn: Repayment; compensation; remuneration; amends; satisfaction; reward; requital. |
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