Definitions for: 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"



Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Synonyms: compensate, compensation, indemnify, remunerate, repair

See Also: adjustment, allowance, compensation, correction, give, indemnification, pay, payment, recoup, rectification, reimburse

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