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recompense

re·com·pense

US/ˈɹɛkəmˌpɛns/ rare
noun (2) verb (2)

noun

1.

payment or reward (as for service rendered)

2.

the act of compensating for service or loss or injury

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verb

1.

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”
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2.

make payment to; compensate

  • “My efforts were not remunerated”
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Origin

From Middle English recompensen, borrowed from Old French recompenser, from Late Latin recompensare, from Latin re- (“again”) + compensare (“to balance out”).

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