Synonyms:
recompense, compensation
Meaning: the act of compensating for service or loss or injury
Synonyms:
recompense
Meaning: payment or reward (as for service rendered)
verb
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
compensate, recompense, remunerate
Meaning: make payment to; compensate; "My efforts were not remunerated"
Synonyms:
compensate, recompense, repair, indemnify
Meaning: make amends for; pay compensation for; "One can never fully repair the suffering and losses of the Jews in the Third Reich"; "She was compensated for the loss of her arm in the accident"
Usage examples
'Keep your recompense for yourself,' replied the ratcatcher proudly.
"The recompense of a sweet smile, a tender blush and the unguarded thanks of a pretty woman.
"The glad hour has come when I can part with it for a recompense far greater than the baron's gold."
I owe, therefore, my life to you; and, for the first token of my acknowledgment, give you your liberty from this moment, till I can complete your recompense, as I intend."
The expedition was a failure, so far as the capture of the galleon was concerned, for she fell into the hands of Commodore Anson. In other respects, however, the voyage proved fairly profitable; for though they missed the great treasure ship, they fell in with and captured another Spanish vessel which had on board sufficient specie to well recompense the captors for the time and trouble devoted to the adventure.