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as in compensation
payment to another for a loss or injury
the jury awarded an additional $5,000 in recompense for physical pain and suffering
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as in payment
something (as money) that is given or received in return for goods or services
the volunteer expects nothing more than sincere thanks as recompense for his efforts
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as in to compensate
to give (someone) the sum of money owed for goods or services received
the cash-strapped museum can recompense lecturers with only token honorariums
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as in to reimburse
to provide (someone) with a just payment for loss or injury
the government has yet to adequately recompense the property owners for the land taken for the new highway
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as in to repay
to make a return for
the wealthy gentleman told the poor little girl she could recompense his generosity simply by enjoying her new toys
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Recent Examples of recompense
Adam Ismail,
The Drive,
16 Apr. 2026
With Fletcher’s death, and the prospect of personal recompense answered, the question becomes what America will remember of that day.
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Caleb Gayle,
The Atlantic,
28 Jan. 2026
Phillip Molnar,
The Mercury News,
8 Aug. 2024
The farmers argue that they should be recompensed by Texas under the takings clause of the Fifth Amendment.
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Henry Gass,
The Christian Science Monitor,
18 Jan. 2024
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Some 3,000 businesses have filed lawsuits seeking recompense, Automotive News reported, many of them car manufacturers.
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Adam Ismail,
The Drive,
16 Apr. 2026
With Fletcher’s death, and the prospect of personal recompense answered, the question becomes what America will remember of that day.
—
Caleb Gayle,
The Atlantic,
28 Jan. 2026
Verb
Businesses fail if proceeds do not recompense all expenses used in producing and delivering their products.
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Phillip Molnar,
The Mercury News,
8 Aug. 2024
The farmers argue that they should be recompensed by Texas under the takings clause of the Fifth Amendment.
—
Henry Gass,
The Christian Science Monitor,
18 Jan. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recompense
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In addition to the monetary compensation and scholarship awards, pageantry is also helping the girls build confidence and learn key behavioral skills.
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Anderson has since remarried and currently works as chief of staff for corporate development at payment technology company Celero Commerce.
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These businesses live or die by people answering phones, booking jobs, chasing payments and calming down upset customers.
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Then incorporate it into performance reviews, and create structures to compensate for the extra time and emotional energy spent on it.
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Douglas said automatic gratuities also serve a practical purpose for larger parties, helping to ensure servers are fairly compensated for the additional coordination and service those tables require.
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The goal is to brighten—not shrink or damage—your fabrics, so pay special attention to heat sensitivity and fiber type.
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In California, drivers pay some of the highest prices in the country.
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The city issues funding in the form of bonds, which is then reimbursed by new property tax revenue collected in the area in future years.
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Child-care advocates are supporting new legislation, Assembly Bill 1981, to lock in a timeline that would allow providers to be reimbursed for their services at increasing rates.
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Under the standard plan, borrowers will have between 10 years and 25 years to repay their loans depending on the amount borrowed.
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Getty Images Key Facts Last year’s spending bill imposed a number of changes on how student loans are capped, regulated and repaid, including establishing new repayment plans and caps on loans.
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Collective, which advocates for reparations, land returns for Native Americans, bonds for newborns and a universal basic income.
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Calls for reparations have increased in recent years, reaching a crescendo with the UN designation in March — though the US, UK and a host of other countries either rejected the claim or abstained from voting on it.
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In 2022, a jury awarded Depp more than $10 million in damages, while Heard won one of her counterclaims and was awarded $2 million.
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Most kinds of lawsuit damages are taxable, including employment cases, property loss or damage, defamation, emotional distress, invasion of privacy, credit reporting and consumer cases, and many others.
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“Recompense.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recompense. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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