recompense

/ˌrɛkəmˈpɛns/

compensation for loss or damage

The court ordered the company to pay recompense to the injured workers.

The court required the company to financially compensate the workers for their injuries.

Law

formal

Payment or compensation given to someone for loss, damage, or injury suffered.

The insurance policy will provide recompense for any damages caused by natural disasters.

The insurance will cover the costs of damages from natural disasters.

Often used in legal or formal contexts to describe financial or material compensation.

Collocations

pay recompenseto provide compensationreceive recompenseto be compensated

to compensate for a wrongdoing

Recompense is commonly used in legal documents and court proceedings to describe compensation.

Use 'recompense' in formal or legal contexts rather than casual conversation.

From Middle French 'recompenser', from Old French 'recompenser', from 're-' (again) + 'compenser' (to compensate).

The term is often used in legal contexts to describe financial or material compensation for harm or loss.

re-

again

prefix

-compense

to compensate

root

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