recompenses 1 of 2

plural of recompense

recompenses

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of recompense
1
as in compensates
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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2
as in pays
to give what is owed for that company still needs to recompense the work that the contractor finished last month

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3
as in reimburses
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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4
as in repays
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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Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for recompenses
Noun
  • Clemishire and her father are seeking civil damages in excess of $1 million.
    Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The verdict, which multiple outlets reported took roughly one hour, carried financial implications—the jury decided whether the rapper would owe damages claimed by Ellis—and legal implications.
    Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Pakam connects waste companies with a tracking and payments program.
    Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
  • But the payments that brought billions in revenue to Tesla will now vanish.
    Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • A little over half of that burden will hit farmers directly in the form of falling retail prices, SBI said, unless the government compensates for the loss.
    Sriram Iyer, executive editor, CNBC-TV18, CNBC, 7 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Its name, Albatross, pays tribute to the massive seabird known for its ability to travel thousands of miles across the open ocean without much wing-flapping.
    Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2025
  • This benefits Apple as Google pays the company billions per year to be the default search engine on iPhones.
    Pia Singh, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Medicaid reimburses up to $125 for a home-health visit from a skilled nurse, or about $200 per day of hospice care, Pentzer said, while a day in the hospital costs an average of about $3,000.
    Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Medicare reimburses ambulance rides for dialysis when patients have a medical need for assistance.
    Ge Bai, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • People looking to support Avenue Grill as the restaurant undergoes reparations can keep the business in their prayers and stay connected via social media, such as Facebook and Instagram, for updates on reopening, according to a statement by Avenue Grill sent to the Free Press.
    Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 6 Sep. 2025
  • The couple aims to build equity and give cultural reparations to Black artists while building the city's creative economy.
    Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 29 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Comparing unit prices at the grocery store, shopping the sale racks and collecting spare change are necessities for many Americans, who are coping with stagnant wages, rising prices and mounting bills.
    Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
  • His office said the shows are projected to generate $714 million in qualified expenditures and $413 million in qualified wages across the Golden State.
    Dominic Patten, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Hill and Giler skillfully avoid virtually every sports movie cliché while still delivering the genre’s rousing satisfactions — this is a spectacularly fun movie in spite of its often grim subject matter.
    Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 1 Sep. 2025
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“Recompenses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recompenses. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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