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reward or compensate somebody
- How to Memorize
- recompense - repay
- Analysis
To ‘recompense’ somebody is to give them something, particularly money, to thank them for helping you in some way, or as a form of compensation for trouble or losses you may have caused them. This formal word is mostly encountered in written English.
Exam DB Spoken DB Other Synonyms compensate, remunerate, redress , Antonyms deprive, penalize, inflict, - Example(s)
After the shipment failed to arrive on schedule for the second time this week, I demanded recompense for the inconvenience caused.
As recompense for helping me get my business up and running, I gave my friend a percentage of my first-year profits.
The purpose of the lawsuit is to recompense those shareholders impacted by the company’s malfeasance.
