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Word: Recompense
Speech Type: Verb
late Middle English: from Old French, from the verb recompenser ‘do a favour to requite a loss’, from late Latin recompensare, from Latin re- ‘again’ (also expressing intensive force) + compensare ‘weigh one thing against another’
ˈrɛkəmpɛns
make amends to (someone) for loss or harm suffered; compensate
Short Definition:make amends to someone for loss or harm suffered
Examples:- offenders should recompense their victims
- he was recompensed for the wasted time
Word: Recompense
Speech Type: Noun
ˈrɛkəmpɛns
compensation or reward given for loss or harm suffered or effort made
Short Definition:compensation or reward given for loss or harm suffered or effort made
Examples:- adequate recompense for workers who lose their jobs
- substantial damages were paid in recompense
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