recompense

C2+ Topic:Business & Commerce

Also spelled recompence

US /ˈrɛkəmpɛns/ UK /ˈrɛkəmpɛns/ See IPA manual

noun verb

Meanings

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noun
compensation or reward for loss, effort, or service

He received little recompense for his years of labor.

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1 noun · compensation or reward for... compensate reimburse repay reward remunerate reparation

Word family

Related forms recompensation compensate compensation

Etymology

From Old French recompenser, from Late Latin recompensare ('to repay'), from re- ('again') + compensare ('to weigh against, balance'), from com- + pensare ('to weigh').

recompensare Late Latin pensare Latin

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Business & Commerce

# recompense

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** ˈrɛkəmpɛns
**IPA (UK):** ˈrɛkəmpɛns

## Meanings
1. compensation or reward for loss, effort, or service

## Examples
- He received little recompense for his years of labor.

## Synonyms
- compensate
- reimburse
- repay
- reward
- remunerate
- reparation

## Related Forms
- recompensation
- compensate
- compensation

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: recompensare
- Root: pensare

## Etymology
From Old French recompenser, from Late Latin recompensare ('to repay'), from re- ('again') + compensare ('to weigh against, balance'), from com- + pensare ('to weigh').

## AI Etymology
Recompense is from Old French recompenser, from Late Latin recompensare ('to repay'), from re- ('again') + compensare ('to weigh against, balance'), from com- + pensare ('to weigh'). In present-day use, it means compensation or reward for loss, effort, or service. Related vocabulary includes recompensation, compensate, and compensation.

## Topics
- Business & Commerce

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