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Noun

recompensa f ‎(plural recompenses)

1. reward
2. rewarding

Portuguese

Etymology

From recompensar ‎(“to reward”), from re- +‎ compensar ‎(“to compensate”), from Latin compensāre, present active infinitive of compensō ‎(“I compensate; I balance”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌʁe.kũ.ˈpẽ.sa/, /ˌʁe.kũ.ˈpẽ.sɐ/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌhe.kõ.ˈpẽ.sa/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨ.kõ.ˈpẽ.sɐ/
• Hyphenation: re‧com‧pen‧sa

Noun

recompensa f (plural recompensas)

1. the act of rewarding
2. reward (something of value given in return for an act)
3. bounty (reward for some specific act)

Synonyms

• (act of rewarding): recompensação, recompensamento
• (reward): compensação, galardão, prémio

Derived terms

• caçador de recompensas

Related terms

Verb

recompensa

1. Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você^?) present indicative of recompensar
2. Second-person singular (tu) affirmative imperative of recompensar

Spanish

Etymology

From the Spanish verb recompensar.

Noun

recompensa f ‎(plural recompensas)

1. reward
2. indemnification

Verb

recompensa

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of recompensar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of recompensar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of recompensar.