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
  • The judge declined to grant substantial monetary damages to the husband, however.
    Evan Mealins, The Tennessean, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The complaint says McNeil suffered a range of injuries from the incident, including a concussion, and seeks $200,000 in damages.
    Christopher Cann, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • More than 15% of all new car payments, including both loans and leases, are more than $1,000 a month, a record share, according to Experian.
    Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Berger also said that Brown would not have been on the train if Charlotte had enforced fare payments on light rail.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 12 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
  • The compliance inherent to the finger effectively compensates for the inaccuracies in human actuation, leading to robust behavior.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 18 Feb. 2022
Verb
  • Whelan said that a costuming Easter egg in the play pays tribute to original Love Boat captain Gavin MacLeod.
    Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Sep. 2025
  • For professionals seeking meaningful work that pays well and makes a difference, the opportunities in 2025 are both diverse and enduring.
    Monica Sanders, Forbes.com, 11 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
Verb
  • Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images What To Know The program repays up to $20,000 in student loan debt over four years, according to HESAA.
    Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Is there anything to fear in the way Shillingford describes what reparations for Black and Indigenous people looks like to her?
    Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Its first-ever color feature, In the Shadow of Honor, which was going to be filmed in Indonesia, was canceled due to disagreements between the two countries related to colonial war reparations.
    Michael Taube, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Boomers bought homes when prices were low and wages were steady.
    Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
  • That tends to lead to lower wages, more concentration of wealth and power.
    John Werner, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
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“Recompenses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recompenses. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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