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English noun: recompense | |||
| 1. | recompense (possession) payment or reward (as for service rendered) | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | payment | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | adjustment, allowance, compensation | ||
| 2. | recompense (act) the act of compensating for service or loss or injury | ||
| Synonyms | compensation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | correction, rectification | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | indemnification | ||
English verb: recompense | |||
| 1. | recompense (possession) make amends for; pay compensation for | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | compensate, indemnify, repair | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something to somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | pay | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | give | ||
| 2. | recompense (possession) make payment to; compensate | ||
| Samples | My efforts were not remunerated. | ||
| Synonyms | compensate, remunerate | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | pay | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | recoup, reimburse | ||
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