recompense
noun
1. payment or reward (as for service rendered)
Definition categories: possession, payment
2. the act of compensating for service or loss or injury
Similar word(s): compensation
Definition categories: act, correction, rectification
Sentences with recompense as a noun:
- He offered money as recompense for the damage, but what the injured party wanted as recompense was an apology.
verb
1. make amends for; pay compensation for
Similar word(s): compensate, indemnify, repair
Definition categories: possession, pay
2. make payment to; compensate
Similar word(s): compensate, remunerate
Definition categories: possession, pay
Sentences with recompense as a verb:
- The judge ordered the defendant to recompense the plaintiff by paying $100.