Antonyms for recompense
Grammar : Noun, verb |
Spell : rek-uhm-pens |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈrɛk əmˌpɛns |
Definition of recompense
Origin :- early 15c., from Middle French recompense (13c.), related to recompenser "make good, recompense" from Late Latin recompensare (see recompense (v.)).
- noun something returned, paid back
- verb pay back, make restitution
- This was the recompense of which she had dreamed through soul-tearing ages.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- This they did as a recompense for our valour and devotion in our country's service.
- Extract from : « Stories from Thucydides » by H. L. Havell
- But beyond his emoluments as a partner in the invention, Alfred Vail had no recompense.
- Extract from : « Heroes of the Telegraph » by J. Munro
- In the end he waited; and had his disappointment for recompense.
- Extract from : « The Black Bag » by Louis Joseph Vance
- And to myself I thought of what recompense already had been mine.
- Extract from : « The Suitors of Yvonne » by Raphael Sabatini
- It has passed out of history, and its victims to their rest and recompense.
- Extract from : « Against Odds » by Lawrence L. Lynch
- Present privation was to have had its recompense—at least we thought so.'
- Extract from : « Gerald Fitzgerald » by Charles James Lever
- There is no sentiment of gratitude, or recompense, or reward in the gift.
- Extract from : « Lord Kilgobbin » by Charles Lever
- Were they better treated, and did they receive any recompense?
- Extract from : « Les Parsis » by D. Menant
- I will let you have it without any recompense because she must have a shelter.
- Extract from : « An Outcast of the Islands » by Joseph Conrad
Synonyms for recompense
- amends
- ante up
- atone
- atone for
- atonement
- balance
- bus fare
- comp
- compensate
- compensation
- cough up
- counterbalance
- counterpoise
- countervail
- cue
- damages
- do business
- emolument
- equalize
- expiate
- expiation
- fix
- give satisfaction
- gravy
- grease
- indemnification
- indemnify
- indemnity
- make amends
- make good
- make up for
- offset
- overcompensate
- overcompensation
- pay
- pay for
- payment
- propitiate
- propitiation
- put out
- quittance
- reciprocate
- recoup
- recoupment
- recover
- recovery
- redemption
- redress
- reimburse
- remunerate
- remuneration
- reparation
- repay
- repayment
- requital
- requite
- restitution
- retaliate
- retrieval
- retrieve
- retrievement
- return
- reward
- salvo
- satisfaction
- satisfy
- solatium
- spring for
- square
- sweeten the pot
- sweetener
- swing for
- take care of
- tip
- wages
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