OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 34636

recompense

/ˈɹɛkəmˌpɛns/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
recompensa
That which compensates for an injury, or other type of harm or damage.
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.
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📚 verb • entry_id 34637

recompense

/ˈɹɛkəmˌpɛns/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
recompensar
To reward or repay (someone) for something done, given etc.
He cannot recompense me better.
She in regard thereof him recompenst / With golden words, and goodly countenance, / And such fond fauours sparingly dispenst […]
compensar
To give compensation for an injury, or other type of harm or damage.
The judge ordered the defendant to recompense the plaintiff by paying $100.