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Recompense

noun/ɹˈɛkəmpˌɛns/
Definition
payment or reward (as for service rendered)
the act of compensating for service or loss or injury
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/ɹˈɛkəmpˌɛns/
🇬🇧British English
/ɹˈɛkəmpˌɛns/
🇮🇳Indian English
/ɹˈɛkəmpˌɛns/
3 syllables Say it as /ɹˈɛkəmpˌɛns/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nounpayment or reward (as for service rendered)
nounthe act of compensating for service or loss or injury
verbmake amends for; pay compensation for
“One can never fully repair the suffering and losses of the Jews in the Third Reich”
verbmake payment to; compensate
“My efforts were not remunerated”
Word Forms
recompenseverbmake payment to; compensate
compensateverbadjust for
compensationnounsomething (such as money) given or received as payment or reparation (as for a service or loss or injury)
reparationnouncompensation (given or received) for an insult or injury
indemnificationnouna sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
indemnitynouna sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
recompensenounthe act of compensating for service or loss or injury
remunerativeadjectiveproducing a sizeable profit
remunerationnounsomething that remunerates
remuneratornouna person who pays money for something
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Belohnung
Bezahlung oder Belohnung (für erbrachte Leistungen)
🇫🇷French
récompense
paiement ou récompense (comme pour un service rendu)
🇪🇸Spanish
recompensa
pago o recompensa (en cuanto al servicio prestado)
🇮🇹Italian
ricompensa
pagamento o ricompensa (come per il servizio reso)
🇳🇱Dutch
vergelden
betaling of beloning (zoals voor verleende diensten)
🇵🇹Portuguese
recompensa
pagamento ou recompensa (como por serviço prestado)
🇷🇺Russian
вознаграждение
оплата или вознаграждение (как за оказанную услугу)
India
🇮🇳Hindi
बदला चुकाना
भुगतान या इनाम (प्रदान की गई सेवा के लिए)
🇧🇩Bengali
প্রতিদান
অর্থ প্রদান বা পুরষ্কার (যেমন সেবা প্রদান করা হয়েছে)
🇮🇳Tamil
ஈடு
கட்டணம் அல்லது வெகுமதி (சேவையை வழங்குவது போல)
🇮🇳Telugu
ప్రతిఫలము
చెల్లింపు లేదా రివార్డ్ (అందించిన సేవ కోసం)
🇮🇳Marathi
भरपाई
पेमेंट किंवा बक्षीस (प्रदान केलेल्या सेवेसाठी)
🇮🇳Gujarati
વળતર
ચુકવણી અથવા પુરસ્કાર (જેમ કે સેવા આપવામાં આવે છે)
🇮🇳Kannada
ಮರುಪಾವತಿ
ಪಾವತಿ ಅಥವಾ ಪ್ರತಿಫಲ (ಸಲ್ಲಿಸಲಾದ ಸೇವೆಯಂತೆ)
🇮🇳Malayalam
പ്രതിഫലം
പേയ്മെൻ്റ് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ റിവാർഡ് (റെൻഡർ ചെയ്ത സേവനത്തിന്)
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਮੁਆਵਜ਼ਾ
ਭੁਗਤਾਨ ਜਾਂ ਇਨਾਮ (ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ ਪ੍ਰਦਾਨ ਕੀਤੀ ਸੇਵਾ ਲਈ)
🇵🇰Urdu
معاوضہ
ادائیگی یا انعام (جیسا کہ پیش کردہ خدمت کے لیے)
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
补偿
付款或奖励(就所提供的服务而言)
🇯🇵Japanese
報いる
支払いまたは報酬(提供されたサービスに関して)
🇰🇷Korean
보답
지불 또는 보상(제공된 서비스의 경우)
🇻🇳Vietnamese
đền bù
thanh toán hoặc phần thưởng (đối với dịch vụ được cung cấp)
🇹🇭Thai
ค่าตอบแทน
การชำระเงินหรือรางวัล (สำหรับการให้บริการ)
🇮🇩Indonesian
pembalasan
pembayaran atau imbalan (seperti untuk layanan yang diberikan)
🇵🇭Filipino
kabayaran
pagbabayad o gantimpala (tulad ng para sa serbisyong ibinigay)
🇲🇾Malay
imbuhan
bayaran atau ganjaran (seperti perkhidmatan yang diberikan)
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
مكافأة
الدفع أو المكافأة (كما هو الحال بالنسبة للخدمة المقدمة)
🇮🇷Persian
پاداش
پرداخت یا پاداش (در مورد خدمات ارائه شده)
🇹🇷Turkish
tazminat
ödeme veya ödül (verilen hizmet için olduğu gibi)
🇮🇱Hebrew
תַגמוּל
תשלום או תגמול (באשר לשירות שניתן)
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'recompense'?
The primary meaning of 'recompense' is 'payment or reward (as for service rendered)'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'recompense' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'recompense' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'recompense' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'recompense' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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