What is the meaning of recompense?

noun

  • Payment or reward (as for service rendered. )
  • The act of compensating for service or loss or injury.

verb

  • Make amends for; pay compensation for.
    • usage: "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"
  • Make payment to; compensate.
    • usage: "My efforts were not remunerated"
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