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as in compensation
payment to another for a loss or injury
the jury awarded an additional $5,000 in recompense for physical pain and suffering
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as in payment
something (as money) that is given or received in return for goods or services
the volunteer expects nothing more than sincere thanks as recompense for his efforts
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as in to compensate
to give (someone) the sum of money owed for goods or services received
the cash-strapped museum can recompense lecturers with only token honorariums
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as in to reimburse
to provide (someone) with a just payment for loss or injury
the government has yet to adequately recompense the property owners for the land taken for the new highway
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as in to repay
to make a return for
the wealthy gentleman told the poor little girl she could recompense his generosity simply by enjoying her new toys
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Recent Examples of recompense
Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
Pivoting from the subject of things being taken without proper recompense (including her car), Raye is optimistic about what’s next.
—Thania Garcia, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024
Mary Norris, The New Yorker, 7 Jan. 2023
European countries like Germany and the UK have shored up money for their violent role in suppressing Namibian and Kenyan protests, but the Netherlands is the first to publicly acknowledge and recompense for slavery.
—Jasmine Browley, Essence, 23 Sep. 2022
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Noun
No justice is served, no deterrence is advanced, and no recompense will be extracted.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
Pivoting from the subject of things being taken without proper recompense (including her car), Raye is optimistic about what’s next.
—Thania Garcia, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024
Verb
Thurber complained to him about being asked to recompense The New Yorker for a sixty-dollar overpayment; writers got paid by the word (still do), and the accounting department had calculated that the final word count on a certain Thurber story was less than the original word count.
—Mary Norris, The New Yorker, 7 Jan. 2023
European countries like Germany and the UK have shored up money for their violent role in suppressing Namibian and Kenyan protests, but the Netherlands is the first to publicly acknowledge and recompense for slavery.
—Jasmine Browley, Essence, 23 Sep. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recompense
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Last year, Gamble received $5.84 million in stock awards, up from $5.4 million in 2023, while pulling in another $2.99 million in non-equity incentive plan compensation in 2024, against a year-earlier $2.44 million.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Apr. 2025
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Bryant’s compensation package trails that of his predecessor.—
Mary Ramsey,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Apr. 2025
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The inaugural event marked the first time players collected an NIL payment for performance in a postseason basketball tournament.—
Matt Rybaltowski,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Commercial partnerships typically contain clauses that will see payments reduced upon relegation, some even ceasing.—
Philip Buckingham,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Trump has also referred to a rare earth minerals agreement as a way for the US to be compensated for the aid and military assistance sent to Ukraine.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
31 Mar. 2025
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But to compensate for the gap in conventional capabilities and lower-yield nuclear weapons, Europe would have to rely on extended deterrence provided by its two nuclear states.—
Mark S. Bell,
Foreign Affairs,
31 Mar. 2025
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At its heart, the trial was about whether college athletes and former college athletes should be paid more than nothing for use of their NIL in video games and other products.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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From the start of their seemingly happy relationship, her family was impressed by the attention that Booker paid to them.—
Samira Asma-Sadeque,
People.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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The problem is that the majority of employers and insurers in the commercial sector do not reimburse these medicines.—
Joshua P. Cohen,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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Between the lines: After authorizing the ballot item, lawmakers also allocated $15 million to reimburse county boards of elections for the costs of hosting the special election.—
Alissa Widman Neese,
Axios,
3 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The feds said trial evidence would have proven how Adams partly repaid the bribes by forcing former FDNY Commissioner Daniel Nigro to disregard safety concerns by prematurely opening a skyscraper in Midtown housing Turkey’s consulate in time for a visit by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.—
Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
2 Apr. 2025
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When asked if Rambo ever provided a reason for not repaying her, Patel said no.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 Apr. 2025
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California’s reparations proposal remains the most ambitious, having recommended that eligible recipients receive up to $1.2 million each.—
Cheyanne M. Daniels,
The Hill,
3 Apr. 2025
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In California, costly proposals from their reparations panel failed to be signed into law during the 2024 session, four years after the commission was created with significant fanfare.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
2 Apr. 2025
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“Recompense.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recompense. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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