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recompense

🇬🇧 UK/'rekәmpens/🇺🇸 US
GREC2

Definitions

n.

Compensation or reward given in return for a service, loss, or injury.

报酬;赔偿;补偿

v.

To reward or compensate someone for work done, loss suffered, or harm caused.

报偿;赔偿;酬谢

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
reagain, back
+
comtogether, with
+
penseweigh, balance, pay
=recompense

Common Collocations

  • 1.financial recompense经济赔偿
  • 2.fair recompense合理补偿
  • 3.[seek recompense]寻求赔偿
  • 4.in recompense for作为……的补偿

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The company offered financial recompense to workers injured on the job.

  • 2.

    No amount of money could serve as adequate recompense for her suffering.

  • 3.

    He received little recompense for years of loyal service to the firm.

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