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Webster 1913 Edition

Recompense

Rec′om-pense

(rĕk′ŏm-pĕns)
,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Recompensed
(-p?nst)
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Recompensing
(-p?nˊs?ng)
.]
[F.
récompenser
, LL.
recompensare
, fr.L. pref.
re-
re- +
compensare
to compensate. See
Compensate
.]
1.
To render an equivalent to, for service, loss, etc.; to requite; to remunerate; to compensate.
He can not
recompense
me better.
Shakespeare
2.
To return an equivalent for; to give compensation for; to atone for; to pay for.
God
recompenseth
the gift.
Robynson (More’s Utopia).
To
recompense

My rash, but more unfortunate, misdeed.
Milton.
3.
To give in return; to pay back; to pay, as something earned or deserved.
[R.]
Recompense
to no man evil for evil.
Rom. xii. 17.
Syn. – To repay; requite; compensate; reward; remunerate.

Rec′om-pense

(r?k′?m-p?ns)
,
Verb.
I.
To give recompense; to make amends or requital.
[Obs.]

Rec′om-pense

,
Noun.
[Cf. F.
récompense
.]
An equivalent returned for anything done, suffered, or given; compensation; requital; suitable return.
To me belongeth vengeance, and
recompense
.
Deut. xxii. 35.
And every transgression and disobedience received a just
recompense
of reward.
Heb. ii. 2.
Syn. – Repayment; compensation; remuneration; amends; satisfaction; reward; requital.

Webster 1828 Edition

Recompense

REC'OMPENSE

, v.t.
1.
To compensate; to make return of an equivalent for any thing given, done or suffered; as, to recompense a person for services, for fidelity or for sacrifices of time, for loss or damages.
The word is followed by the person or the service. We recompense a person for his services, or we recompense his kindness. It is usually found more easy to neglect than to recompense a favor.
2.
To require; to repay; to return an equivalent; in a bad sense.
Recompense to no man evil for evil. Rom. 12.
3.
To make an equivalent return in profit or produce. The labor of man is recompensed by the fruits of the earth.
4.
To compensate; to make amends by any thing equivalent.
Solyman - said he would find occasion for them to recompense that disgrace.
5.
To make restitution or an equivalent return for. Num. 5.

Definition 2024

recompense

recompense

English

Noun

recompense ‎(plural recompenses)

  1. An equivalent returned for anything given, done, or suffered; compensation; reward; amends; requital.
  2. That which compensates for an injury, or other type of harm or damage.
    He offered money as recompense for the damage, but what the injured party wanted as recompense was an apology.

Synonyms

Translations

Verb

recompense ‎(third-person singular simple present recompenses, present participle recompensing, simple past and past participle recompensed)

  1. To reward or repay (someone) for something done, given etc.
    • 1596, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, IV.ii:
      She in regard thereof him recompenst / With golden words, and goodly countenance, / And such fond fauours sparingly dispenst […]
    • Shakespeare
      He cannot recompense me better.
  2. To give compensation for an injury, or other type of harm or damage.
    The judge ordered the defendant to recompense the plaintiff by paying $100.
  3. (transitive) To give (something) in return; to pay back; to pay, as something earned or deserved.
    • Bible, Rom. xii. 17
      Recompense to no man evil for evil.

Translations

Old French

Noun

recompense f ‎(oblique plural recompenses, nominative singular recompense, nominative plural recompenses)

  1. recompense; compensation

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌʁe.kõ.ˈpẽ.si/

Verb

recompense

  1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of recompensar
  2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of recompensar
  3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of recompensar
  4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of recompensar

Spanish

Verb

recompense

  1. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of recompensar.
  2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of recompensar.
  3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of recompensar.

Etymology

Middle English, from Old French recompense, from Late Latin recompensare, from Latin re- ‎(“again”) + compensare ‎(“to balance out”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɹɛkəmˈpɛns/
  • Rhymes: -ɛns

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