Recompense

//ˈɹɛkəmˌpɛns//

Synonyms for "recompense" (178 found)

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Related words (89)

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Translations

72 translations across 28 languages.

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Ancient Greek

1 entries
  • ἀμοιβή noun (that which compensates for a harm done)

Arabic

2 entries
  • بَدَل noun (that which compensates for a harm done)
  • مُكَافَأَة noun (that which compensates for a harm done)

Bengali

4 entries
  • এনাম noun (that which compensates for a harm done)
  • ক্ষতিপূরণ noun (that which compensates for a harm done)
  • জাযা noun (that which compensates for a harm done)
  • বদলা noun (that which compensates for a harm done)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • компенсация noun (that which compensates for a harm done)
  • обезщетение noun (that which compensates for a harm done)
  • възнаграждавам verb (to reward or repay (someone) for something done, given etc.)
  • компенсирам verb (to give compensation)

Chinese Mandarin

1 entries
  • 賠償 /赔偿 verb (to give compensation)

Czech

2 entries
  • náhrada noun (that which compensates for a harm done)
  • odškodnění noun (that which compensates for a harm done)

Egyptian

1 entries
  • DbA-b-w-Y1:Z2 noun (that which compensates for a harm done)

Esperanto

1 entries
  • rekompenci verb (to reward or repay (someone) for something done, given etc.)

Finnish

4 entries
  • korvaus noun (that which compensates for a harm done)
  • vahingonkorvaus noun (that which compensates for a harm done)
  • korvata verb (to reward or repay (someone) for something done, given etc.)
  • korvata verb (to give compensation)

French

2 entries
  • récompense noun (that which compensates for a harm done)
  • récompenser verb (to give compensation)

German

2 entries
  • Entschädigung noun (that which compensates for a harm done)
  • entschädigen verb (to give compensation)

Gothic

2 entries
  • 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌽𐌹 noun (that which compensates for a harm done)
  • 𐌼𐌹𐌶𐌳𐍉 noun (that which compensates for a harm done)

Icelandic

4 entries
  • bætur noun (that which compensates for a harm done)
  • þóknun noun (that which compensates for a harm done)
  • borga bætur verb (to give compensation)
  • launa verb (to give compensation)

Ido

1 entries
  • rekompensar verb (to give compensation)

Irish

2 entries
  • cúitigh verb (to reward or repay (someone) for something done, given etc.)
  • cúitigh verb (to give compensation)

Middle English

2 entries
  • quytaunce noun (that which compensates for a harm done)
  • warisoun noun (that which compensates for a harm done)

Māori

2 entries
  • utunga whakaea noun (that which compensates for a harm done)
  • whakaea noun (that which compensates for a harm done)

Norwegian

4 entries
  • erstatning noun (that which compensates for a harm done)
  • vederlag noun (that which compensates for a harm done)
  • erstatte verb (to give compensation)
  • gjengjelde verb (to give compensation)

Ottoman Turkish

1 entries
  • جزا noun (that which compensates for a harm done)

Polish

3 entries
  • rekompensata noun (that which compensates for a harm done)
  • odwdzięczyć się verb (to reward or repay (someone) for something done, given etc.)
  • zrekompensować verb (to give compensation)

Portuguese

3 entries
  • compensação noun (that which compensates for a harm done)
  • compensar verb (to give compensation)
  • recompensar verb (to reward or repay (someone) for something done, given etc.)

Russian

4 entries
  • возмеще́ние noun (that which compensates for a harm done)
  • компенса́ция noun (that which compensates for a harm done)
  • возмести́ть verb (to give compensation)
  • возместить verb (to reward or repay (someone) for something done, given etc.)

Scottish Gaelic

2 entries
  • ath-dhìoladh noun (that which compensates for a harm done)
  • dìol verb (to give compensation)

Slovak

2 entries
  • náhrada noun (that which compensates for a harm done)
  • odškodnenie noun (that which compensates for a harm done)

Spanish

3 entries
  • recompensa noun (that which compensates for a harm done)
  • compensar verb (to give compensation)
  • recompensar verb (to reward or repay (someone) for something done, given etc.)

Turkish

3 entries
  • bedel noun (that which compensates for a harm done)
  • mukafat noun (that which compensates for a harm done)
  • ödül noun (that which compensates for a harm done)

Yao

1 entries
  • kulipa verb (to give compensation)

Yiddish

2 entries
  • גוטמאַכונג noun (that which compensates for a harm done)
  • ווידערגוטמאַכונג noun (that which compensates for a harm done)

Sample sentences

8 total sentences available.

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"Thou, who alone Troy's sorrows deign'st to hear, / and us, the gleanings of the Danaan spear, / poor world-wide wanderers and in desperate case, / has ta'en to share thy city and thy cheer, / meet thanks nor we, nor what of Dardan race / yet roams the earth, can give to recompense thy grace."

Source: tatoeba (6797694)

They received a windfall as recompense for false imprisonment, but it doesn't even begin to make up for lost time.

Source: tatoeba (10627864)

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

Source: wiktionary

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.

Source: wiktionary

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