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Meaning of Recompense | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized

ˈɹɛkəmˌpɛns

Definitions

An equivalent returned for anything given, done, or suffered; compensation; reward; amends; requital.
countable, uncountable
That which compensates for an injury, or other type of harm or damage.
countable, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية أجرة المكافأة بدل جزاء مكافأة

বাংলা এনাম জাযা বদলা

Čeština náhrada

Deutsch entschädigen Entschädigung Vergeltung

Esperanto rekompenci

Español compensar recompensa recompensar

Suomi korvata korvaus vahingonkorvaus

Français récompense récompense Récompenser

Gaeilge cúitigh

Gàidhlig ath-dhìoladh dìol

हिन्दी प्रतिकर प्रतिपूर्ति

Bahasa Indonesia refactie

Íslenska bætur borga bætur launa

日本語ほうしょう報酬

Kurdî bedel

Latina pensio pensitatio praemium remuneratio repensatio retributio

Polski rekompensata zrekompensować

Português compensação compensar recompensar recompense

Русский возместить возмещать возмещение компенсация компенсировать отплатить

Slovenčina náhrada

Türkçe bedel mükâfat Ödül

Українська винагорода

Examples

“He offered money as recompense for the damage ⟳, but what the injured party wanted was an apology.”

“O let ⟳ my books be then the eloquence And dumb presagers of my speaking breast, Who plead for love ⟳ and look ⟳ for recompense More than that tongue that more hath more express'd.”

CEFR level

Mastery
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