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   Rec·om·pense

   /ˈrekəmˌpens/

   

   verb

   • 1. make amends to (someone) for loss or harm suffered; compensate: "offenders should recompense their victims" Similar compensateindemnifyrepayreimbursepay money tomake reparation tomake restitution tomake amends to
   • ▪ pay or reward (someone) for effort or work: "he was handsomely recompensed" Similar rewardpaypay backarchaic:guerdon
   • ▪ make amends to or reward someone for (loss, harm, or effort): "he thought his loyalty had been inadequately recompensed" Similar make up forcompensate formake amends formake restitution formake reparation forredressmake goodsatisfy
   • ▪ punish or reward (someone) appropriately for an action: "according to their doings will he recompense them"

   noun

   • 1. compensation or reward given for loss or harm suffered or effort made: "substantial damages were paid in recompense"
   • ▪ restitution made or punishment inflicted for a wrong or injury.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French, from the verb recompenser ‘do a favor to requite a loss’, from late Latin recompensare, from Latin re- ‘again’ (also expressing intensive force) + compensare ‘weigh one thing against another’.

   Scrabble Points: 16

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