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recompense for past loss — index indemnify Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
recompense — ▪ I. recompense rec‧om‧pense 1 [ˈrekəmpens] verb [transitive] FINANCE 1. to give someone a payment for trouble or losses that you have caused them: • The dividend was increased to recompense the company s shareholders, who had endured… … Financial and business terms
recompense — [[t]re̱kəmpens[/t]] recompenses, recompensing, recompensed 1) N UNCOUNT: oft N for n, in N If you are given something, usually money, in recompense, you are given it as a reward or because you have suffered. [FORMAL] He demands no financial… … English dictionary
recompense — noun (formal) ADJECTIVE ▪ reasonable (BrE, law), sufficient ▪ financial (esp. BrE) VERB + RECOMPENSE ▪ have ▪ … Collocations dictionary
recompense — rec|om|pense1 [ˈrekəmpens] v [T] [Date: 1300 1400; : French; Origin: récompenser, from Latin compensare; COMPENSATE] formal to give someone a payment for trouble or losses that you have caused them, or a reward for their efforts to help you =… … Dictionary of contemporary English
recompense — I n. (formal) recompense for II v. (formal) (D; tr.) to recompense for * * * [ rekəmpens] (formal) (D; tr.) to recompense for (formal) recompense for … Combinatory dictionary
recompense — 1 verb (T) formal to give someone a payment for trouble or losses that you have caused them, or a reward for their efforts to help you: recompense sb for sth: We hope this payment will go some way to recompense you for any incovenience we may… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
recompense — 1. noun That which compensates for an injury. He offered money as recompense for the damage, but what the injured party wanted as recompense was an apology. Syn: restitution 2. verb a) To reward or … Wiktionary
recompense — recompensable, adj. recompenser, n. /rek euhm pens /, v., recompensed, recompensing, n. v.t. 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… … Universalium
recompense — I UK [ˈrekəmpens] / US [ˈrekəmˌpens] noun [uncountable] formal a) payment that you give to someone who has suffered injury or loss because of you b) payment that you give to someone who has done something for you II UK [ˈrekəmpens] / US… … English dictionary
recompense — rec|om|pense1 [ rekəm,pens ] verb transitive FORMAL to give someone recompense for something recompense rec|om|pense 2 [ rekəm,pens ] noun uncount FORMAL payment you give to someone who has suffered injury or loss because of you a. payment you… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
