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
Example sentences :
  • 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

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