Recompense: meaning, definitions and examples
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recompense
[ หrษkษmpษns ]
financial
Compensation or reward given for loss or harm suffered or effort made.
Synonyms
compensation, payment, reparation.
Examples of usage
- He received a generous recompense for his hard work.
- The company offered recompense to the victims of the accident.
formal
To make amends for loss or harm suffered. To reward or repay someone for effort or work.
Synonyms
compensate, remunerate, repay.
Examples of usage
- The manager promised to recompense the employees for their overtime.
- She wanted to recompense him for the damages caused.
Translations
Translations of the word "recompense" in other languages:
๐ต๐น recompensa
๐ฎ๐ณ เคเคจเคพเคฎ
๐ฉ๐ช Belohnung
๐ฎ๐ฉ imbalan
๐บ๐ฆ ะฒะธะฝะฐะณะพัะพะดะฐ
๐ต๐ฑ nagroda
๐ฏ๐ต ๅ ฑ้ ฌ (ใปใใใ ใ)
๐ซ๐ท rรฉcompense
๐ช๐ธ recompensa
๐น๐ท รถdรผl
๐ฐ๐ท ๋ณด์ (bosang)
๐ธ๐ฆ ุฌุฒุงุก
๐จ๐ฟ odmฤna
๐ธ๐ฐ odmena
๐จ๐ณ ้ ฌ่ฐข (chรณuxiรจ)
๐ธ๐ฎ nagrada
๐ฎ๐ธ verรฐlaun
๐ฐ๐ฟ ััะนะฐาั
๐ฌ๐ช แแแฏแแแแแแแ
๐ฆ๐ฟ mรผkafat
๐ฒ๐ฝ recompensa
Etymology
The word 'recompense' originated from the Old French word 'recompenser', which in turn came from the Latin word 'recompensare', meaning to reward or compensate. The concept of recompense has been present in various cultures throughout history, emphasizing the idea of giving back or compensating for something valuable or significant.