Recompense

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  • transitive verb. To award compensation to.
  • transitive verb. To award compensation for; make a return for.
  • noun. Amends made, as for damage or loss.
  • noun. Payment in return for something, such as a service.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To make a return to; give or render an equivalent to, as for services or loss; compensate: with a person as object.
  • To return an equivalent for; pay for; reward; requite.
  • To pay or give as an equivalent; pay back.
  • To make amends for by some equivalent; make compensation for; pay some forfeit for.
  • To serve as an equivalent or recompense for.
  • Synonyms and Remunerate, Reimburse, etc. (see indemnify), repay.
  • To make amends or return.
  • noun. An equivalent returned for anything given, done, or suffered; compensation; reward; amends; requital.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • intransitive verb. To give recompense; to make amends or requital.
  • transitive verb. To render an equivalent to, for service, loss, etc.; to requite; to remunerate; to compensate.
  • transitive verb. To return an equivalent for; to give compensation for; to atone for; to pay for.
  • transitive verb. To give in return; to pay back; to pay, as something earned or deserved.
  • noun. An equivalent returned for anything done, suffered, or given; compensation; requital; suitable return.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. That which compensates for an injury.
  • verb. To reward or repay (someone) for something done, given etc.
  • verb. To give compensation for an injury.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • verb. make payment to; compensate
  • verb. make amends for; pay compensation for
  • noun. payment or reward (as for service rendered)
  • noun. the act of compensating for service or loss or injury
  • Word Usage
    "What if the IP does not think the recompense is adequate?."
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    accord  amend  amends  amends  atone  
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