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单词 recompensed
释义

recompense

1 of 2

verb

rec·​om·​pense ˈre-kəm-ˌpen(t)s How to pronounce recompense (audio)
recompensed; recompensing

transitive verb

1
a
: to give something to by way of compensation (as for a service rendered or damage incurred)
b
: to pay for
2
: to return in kind : requite

recompense

2 of 2

noun

: an equivalent or a return for something done, suffered, or given : compensation
offered in recompense for injuries

Synonyms

Verb

  • compensate
  • pay
  • remunerate

Noun

  • compensation
  • damages
  • indemnification
  • indemnity
  • quittance
  • recoupment
  • redress
  • remuneration
  • reparation
  • reprisal(s)
  • requital
  • restitution
  • satisfaction
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Example Sentences

Verb the cash-strapped museum can recompense lecturers with only token honorariums that company still needs to recompense the work that the contractor finished last month Noun He is asking for a just recompense for the work he's done. He received $10,000 in recompense for his injuries.
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
That date is when the Biden administration's requirement that private insurance companies recompense those who buy over-the-counter COVID tests goes into effect. Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 10 Jan. 2022 In a professional setting, a favorable recommendation for a job well done — while certainly appreciated — should not be recompensed with a present. Judith Martin, Washington Post, 23 Nov. 2019
Noun
Behold, your God will come with vengeance, with the recompense of God. Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day, 2 Aug. 2022 The recompense for those who can manage all this can be substantial. Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 26 July 2022 Given the growth of money over time, an investor would put that life’s current value at around four hundred thousand dollars, or, for a five-per-cent share, twenty thousand dollars—small recompense for a piece of one’s lifelong daily work. Nathan Heller, The New Yorker, 25 July 2022 Without a single nickel of recompense—to them or their descendants. Roy S. Johnson | Rjohnson@al.com, al, 23 June 2022 Most of the people who lost businesses and property were denied recompense through insurance and other legal claims. Joseph Pisani, WSJ, 5 Mar. 2022 De-extinction could be seen as a recompense for the hundreds of species humans have partly or wholly driven to extinction. Matt Reynolds, Wired, 9 Feb. 2022 Political insiders or oligarchs who lost their London flats or foreign investments after 2014, for example, may have been granted a construction or energy contract at home as recompense. New York Times, 3 Feb. 2022 Since 1990 the federal government has offered some recompense to downwinders and others affected by nuclear testing through the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA). Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 27 Jan. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Verb

Middle English, from Anglo-French recompenser, from Late Latin recompensare, from Latin re- + compensare to compensate

First Known Use

Verb

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Noun

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

recompense 1 of 2

verb

rec·​om·​pense ˈre-kəm-ˌpens How to pronounce recompense (audio)
recompensed; recompensing
: to pay for or pay back
He was recompensed for his loss.

recompense

2 of 2

noun

: something given in return for damage or suffering

recompensed

verb

past tense of recompense
1
as in compensated
to give (someone) the sum of money owed for goods or services received the cash-strapped museum can recompense lecturers with only token honorariums

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • compensated
  • repaid
  • paid
  • reimbursed
  • remunerated
  • refunded
  • remitted
  • requited
  • prepaid
  • paid up
  • paid off

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • stiffed
2
as in paid
to give what is owed for that company still needs to recompense the work that the contractor finished last month

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • paid
  • met
  • settled
  • balanced
  • liquidated
  • paid up
  • discharged
  • paid off
  • stood
  • footed
  • cleared
  • quitted
  • quit
  • sprung (for)
  • sprang (for)
  • anted (up)
  • ponied up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • repudiated
3
as in reimbursed
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

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • compensated
  • reimbursed
  • satisfied
  • remunerated
  • requited
  • paid
  • recouped
  • repaid
  • indemnified
  • refunded
  • redressed
  • repaired
  • remedied
  • discharged
  • quitted
  • quit
4
as in repaid
to make a return for the wealthy gentleman told the poor little girl she could recompense his generosity simply by enjoying her new toys

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • repaid
  • reciprocated
  • requited
  • compensated
  • remunerated
  • reimbursed
  • paid
  • satisfied
  • exchanged
  • indemnified
  • revenged
  • refunded
  • recouped
  • restituted
  • avenged
  • retaliated
  • gave back
  • got back (at)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • owed
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