RECOMPENSE


Meaning of RECOMPENSE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ rekəmpens ]

( recompenses, recompensing, recompensed)

1.

If you are given something, usually money, in recompense , you are given it as a reward or because you have suffered. ( FORMAL )

He demands no financial recompense for his troubles...

Substantial damages were paid in recompense.

N-UNCOUNT : oft N for n , in N

2.

If you recompense someone for their efforts or their loss, you give them something, usually money, as a payment or reward. ( FORMAL )

The fees offered by the NHS do not recompense dental surgeons for their professional time...

VERB : V n for n

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