noun, verb
noun [U] ~ (for sth/sb) (formal) something, usually money, that you are given because you have suffered in some way, or as a payment for sth:
There must be adequate recompense for workers who lose their jobs. * I received $1000 in recompense for loss of earnings.
verb [VN] ~ sb (for sth) (formal) to do sth for sb or give them a payment for sth that they have suffered
SYNCOMPENSATE:
There was no attempt to recompense the miners for the loss of their jobs.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
Where does this definition of recompense come from?
This entry for recompense is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Does recompense appear elsewhere on Lughet?
Yes — recompense appears under other sources or language pairs in Lughet's collection. See the list below.
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