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- DictionaryRec·om·pense/ˈrekəmˌpens/
verb
- 1. make amends to (someone) for loss or harm suffered; compensate: "offenders should recompense their victims"
noun
- 1. compensation or reward given for loss or harm suffered or effort made: "substantial damages were paid in recompense"
The meaning of RECOMPENSE is to give something to by way of compensation (as for a service rendered or damage incurred). How to use recompense in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Recompense.
to give something to someone as a payment or reward for their efforts or loss: The court awarded the women $100,000 each to recompense them for nine years of lost wages. The company says it has no legal or moral responsibility to assist in recompensing customers. More examples. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
Recompense definition: to repay; remunerate; reward, as for service, aid, etc.. See examples of RECOMPENSE used in a sentence.
noun. payment or reward (as for service rendered) see more. an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances. something (such as money) given or received as payment or reparation (as for a service or loss or injury) an allowance for changes in the consumer price index.
to give something to someone as a payment or reward for their efforts or loss: The court awarded the women $100,000 each to recompense them for nine years of lost wages. The company says it has no legal or moral responsibility to assist in recompensing customers. More examples. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
recompense. noun. /ˈrekəmpens/. /ˈrekəmpens/. [uncountable] (formal) something, usually money, that you are given because you have suffered in some way, or as a payment for something. recompense (for somebody/something) There must be adequate recompense for workers who lose their jobs.
If you recompense someone for their efforts or their loss, you give them something, usually money, as a payment or reward.
1. to make payment or return to, as for work done, injury sustained, or favors received. 2. to pay or give compensation for; make restitution for. v.i. 3. to make compensation or return for something; repay or requite someone.
Definition of recompense verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Recompense, a form of quasi-contract binding a person, who has made a gain out of what has caused loss to another, to recoup that other.
