recompense
Exam frequency
GRE
high
Banks
high
Civil Services
high
Meaning(s)
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.
| Exams | Spoken | 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.