Definitions for Recompense
ˈrɛk əmˌpɛnsrec·om·pense

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. recompensenoun

   payment or reward (as for service rendered)

2. recompense, compensationverb

   the act of compensating for service or loss or injury

3. compensate, recompense, repair, indemnifyverb

   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"

4. compensate, recompense, remunerateverb

   make payment to; compensate

   "My efforts were not remunerated"

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. recompensenoun

   That which compensates for an injury.

   He offered money as recompense for the damage, but what the injured party wanted as recompense was an apology.

2. recompenseverb

   To reward or repay (someone) for something done, given etc.

3. Etymology: from recompense, from recompenso, from re- + compenso

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Recompensenoun

   Etymology: recompense, Fr. from the verb.

   Thou’rt so far before,
   That swiftest wing of recompense is slow
   To overtake thee. William Shakespeare.

   2. Equivalent; compensation.

   Wise men thought the vast advantage from their learning and integrity an ample recompense for any inconvenience from their passion. Edward Hyde.

   Your mother’s wrongs a recompense shall meet,
   I lay my sceptre at her daughter’s feet. Dryden.

2. To Recompenseverb

   Etymology: recompenser, Fr. re and compenso, Lat.

   1. To repay; to requite.

   Continue faithful, and we will recompense you. 1 Mac. x.

   Hear from heaven, and requite the wicked, by recompensing his way upon his own head. 2 Chron. vi. 23.

   2. To give in requital.

   Thou wast begot of them, and how canst thou recompense them the things they have done for thee! Ecclus. viii. 28.

   Recompense to no man evil for evil. Rom. xii. 17.

   3. To compensate; to make up by something equivalent.

   French wheat, which is bearded, requireth the best soil, recompensing the same with a profitable plenty. Carew.

   Solyman, willing them to be of good cheer, said, that he would in short time find occasion for them to recompense that disgrace, and again to shew their approved valour. Richard Knolles.

   He is long ripening, but then his maturity, and the complement thereof, recompenseth the slowness of his maturation. Matthew Hale, Origin of Mankind.

   4. To redeem; to pay for.

   If the man have no kinsman to recompense the trespass unto, let it be recompensed unto the Lord. Num. v. 8.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. recompense

   Recompense refers to the act of giving something, usually money, to someone as a reward or compensation for their loss, suffering, or damages. It can be provided in return for service, effort, or achievement. It may also be used as a verb, indicating the action of paying back or compensifying someone for the harm or inconvenience they have undergone.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Recompenseverb

   to render an equivalent to, for service, loss, etc.; to requite; to remunerate; to compensate

2. Recompenseverb

   to return an equivalent for; to give compensation for; to atone for; to pay for

3. Recompenseverb

   to give in return; to pay back; to pay, as something earned or deserved

4. Recompenseverb

   to give recompense; to make amends or requital

5. Recompensenoun

   an equivalent returned for anything done, suffered, or given; compensation; requital; suitable return

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Recompense

   rek′om-pens, v.t. to return an equivalent for anything: to repay or requite: to reward: to compensate: to remunerate.—n. that which is returned as an equivalent: repayment: reward: compensation: remuneration.—n. Rec′ompenser. [Fr. récompenser—L. re-, again, compensāre, to compensate.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Recompense in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Recompense in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of Recompense in a Sentence

1. Confucius:

   Recompense injury with justice, and recompense kindness with kindness.

2. George Sand:

   It is sad, no doubt, to exhaust one's strength and one's days in cleaving the bosom of this jealous earth, which compels us to wring from it the treasures of its fertility, when a bit of the blackest and coarsest bread is, at the end of the day's work, the sole recompense and the sole profit attaching to so arduous a toil.

3. Montaigne:

   Books are pleasant, but if by being over-studious we impair our health and spoil our good humour, two of the best things we have, let us give it over. I, for my part, am one of those who think no fruit derived from them can recompense so great a loss.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Recompense
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Recompense
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Recompense
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Recompense
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Recompense