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recompensable

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rec⋅om⋅pense

  [rek-uhm-pens] verb, -pensed, -pens⋅ing, noun
Use recompensable in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
1. to repay; remunerate; reward, as for service, aid, etc.
2. to pay or give compensation for; make restitution or requital for (damage, injury, or the like).
–verb (used without object)
3. to make compensation for something; repay someone: no attempt to recompense for our trouble.
–noun
4. compensation, as for an injury, wrong, etc.: to make recompense for the loss one's carelessness has caused.
5. a repayment or requital, as for favors, gifts, etc.
6. a remuneration or reward, as for services, aid, or the like.
Origin:
1375–1425; (v.) late ME < MF recompenser < LL recompēnsāre, equiv. to L re- re- + compēnsāre (see compensate ); (n.) late ME < MF, deriv. of recompenser

Related forms:
rec⋅om⋅pen⋅sa⋅ble, adjective
rec⋅om⋅pens⋅er, noun

Synonyms:
1. reimburse, recoup. 4. payment, amends, indemnification, satisfaction. 4–6. See reward.
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