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True charity is the desire to be useful to others with no thought of recompense.
Emanuel Swedenborg

Meaning of "recompense" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD RECOMPENSE

From Old French recompenser, from Latin re- + compensāre to balance in weighing.
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PRONUNCIATION OF RECOMPENSE

recompense  [ˈrɛkəmˌpɛns] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RECOMPENSE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Recompense is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb recompense in English.

WHAT DOES RECOMPENSE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of recompense in the English dictionary

The first definition of recompense in the dictionary is to pay or reward for service, work, etc. Other definition of recompense is to compensate for loss, injury, etc. Recompense is also compensation for loss, injury, etc.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO RECOMPENSE

PRESENT

Present
I recompense
you recompense
he/she/it recompenses
we recompense
you recompense
they recompense
Present continuous
I am recompensing
you are recompensing
he/she/it is recompensing
we are recompensing
you are recompensing
they are recompensing
Present perfect
I have recompensed
you have recompensed
he/she/it has recompensed
we have recompensed
you have recompensed
they have recompensed
Present perfect continuous
I have been recompensing
you have been recompensing
he/she/it has been recompensing
we have been recompensing
you have been recompensing
they have been recompensing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I recompensed
you recompensed
he/she/it recompensed
we recompensed
you recompensed
they recompensed
Past continuous
I was recompensing
you were recompensing
he/she/it was recompensing
we were recompensing
you were recompensing
they were recompensing
Past perfect
I had recompensed
you had recompensed
he/she/it had recompensed
we had recompensed
you had recompensed
they had recompensed
Past perfect continuous
I had been recompensing
you had been recompensing
he/she/it had been recompensing
we had been recompensing
you had been recompensing
they had been recompensing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will recompense
you will recompense
he/she/it will recompense
we will recompense
you will recompense
they will recompense
Future continuous
I will be recompensing
you will be recompensing
he/she/it will be recompensing
we will be recompensing
you will be recompensing
they will be recompensing
Future perfect
I will have recompensed
you will have recompensed
he/she/it will have recompensed
we will have recompensed
you will have recompensed
they will have recompensed
Future perfect continuous
I will have been recompensing
you will have been recompensing
he/she/it will have been recompensing
we will have been recompensing
you will have been recompensing
they will have been recompensing
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would recompense
you would recompense
he/she/it would recompense
we would recompense
you would recompense
they would recompense
Conditional continuous
I would be recompensing
you would be recompensing
he/she/it would be recompensing
we would be recompensing
you would be recompensing
they would be recompensing
Conditional perfect
I would have recompense
you would have recompense
he/she/it would have recompense
we would have recompense
you would have recompense
they would have recompense
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been recompensing
you would have been recompensing
he/she/it would have been recompensing
we would have been recompensing
you would have been recompensing
they would have been recompensing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you recompense
we let´s recompense
you recompense
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to recompense
Past participle
recompensed
Present Participle
recompensing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RECOMPENSE


commence
kəˈmɛns
common-sense
ˈkɒmənˈsɛns
defence
dɪˈfɛns
dense
dɛns
dispense
dɪˈspɛns
expense
ɪkˈspɛns
fence
fɛns
hence
hɛns
immense
ɪˈmɛns
incense
ˈɪnsɛns
intense
ɪnˈtɛns
offence
əˈfɛns
pence
pɛns
prepense
prɪˈpɛns
propense
prəˈpɛns
self-defense
ˌsɛlfdɪˈfɛns
sense
sɛns
spence
spɛns
suspense
səˈspɛns
tense
tɛns

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RECOMPENSE

recommended reading
recommended retail price
recommender
recommission
recommit
recommitment
recommittal
recommitted
recommitting
recompact
recompensable
recompenser
recompilation
recompile
recompose
recomposition
recompress
recompression
recomputation
recompute

WORDS THAT END LIKE RECOMPENSE

business expense
common sense
defense
Department of Defense
driver´s license
honi soit qui mal y pense
Hortense
license
make sense
mense
no-nonsense
nonsense
Odense
offense
Orense
organization expense
Ourense
pretense
sixth sense
the offense

Synonyms and antonyms of recompense in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «RECOMPENSE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «recompense» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of recompense

Translation of «recompense» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RECOMPENSE

Find out the translation of recompense to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of recompense from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «recompense» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

补偿
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

recompensa
570 millions of speakers

English

recompense
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बदला
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

جزاء
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

воздаяние
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

recompensa
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ক্ষতিপূরণ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

dédommagement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Balasannya
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Entschädigung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

償い
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

보상
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Recompense
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự tưởng thưởng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கூலியாக
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फेड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ceza
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

compensazione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zaplata
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

відплата
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

răsplată
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ανταμοιβή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vergelding
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

belöning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gjengjeldelse
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of recompense

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RECOMPENSE»

The term «recompense» is regularly used and occupies the 58.265 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RECOMPENSE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «recompense» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «recompense» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about recompense

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3 QUOTES WITH «RECOMPENSE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word recompense.
1
Joseph Epstein
In recompense, envy may be the subtlest - perhaps I should say the most insidious - of the seven deadly sins.
2
Germaine Greer
Perhaps women have always been in closer contact with reality than men: it would seem to be the just recompense for being deprived of idealism.
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Emanuel Swedenborg
True charity is the desire to be useful to others with no thought of recompense.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RECOMPENSE»

Discover the use of recompense in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to recompense and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Mothers Recompense
Kate Clephane abandons her husband and infant daughter, and when reunited years later, discovers her daughter is about to marry one of Kate's old lovers.
Edith Wharton, 1996
2
Recompense: A World War II Novel
With its fast-paced dialogue (including Aussie rhyming slang), fully drawn characters, rousing battle scenes, and riveting courtroom drama, RECOMPENSE gives an eye-opening and thrilling glimpse into the lives of real-life heroes who fought ...
Russ Hamachek, 2002
3
Recompense: Return to Oberammergau
Return to Oberammergau Arnie P. Zimbelman. Recompense ...
Arnie P. Zimbelman, 2000
4
Mother's Recompense: A Sequel to Home Influence
This work was written when the author was 19.
Grace Aguilar, 2007
5
Anselm
God-man, as defined by the Council of Chalcedon, can make recompense for human sin.45 The one who makes the recompense must be a human being, since only a human being can pay what human beings owe.46 Yet only God can make ...
Sandra Visser, Thomas Williams, 2009
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A Deadly Recompense
A Deadly Recompense is full of suspense, action, betrayal, murder and sex with a deadly act of revenge when CIA Director Kenadll Reilly made a drastic mistake on an executive order by sending five secret operatives on an unsanctioned ...
Barrington Lloyd Strauchn-Bey II, 2009
7
The Theme of Recompense in Matthew's Gospel
Matthew's theology of the Spirit has received scant scholarly attention, a regrettable oversight since the evangelist is careful to note that the eschatological redemption described in his Gospel is the direct result of the activity of God ...
Blaine Charette, 1992
8
Recompense
Their probing into the alleged rape uncovers a trail of sex, drugs, domestic violence, corruption, and finally, vengeful murder. but, in the end, comes justice and recompense.
Joyce M. Hammock, 2002
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Anglo-American Telegraphic Code to Cheapen Telegraphy and to ...
.A good recompense . . . A poor recompense . . .How can I (we) recompense you . . .I (we) recompense . . .I (we) wish no recompense . . .No recompense . . .Not sufficient recompense . . . Recommend recompense . . .Recompense cannot be ...
‎1891
10
The Mother's Recompense: A Sequel to Home Influence
Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
Grace Aguilar, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RECOMPENSE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term recompense is used in the context of the following news items.
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Dame Phyllis Frost Centre is a melting pot of rage, reflection …
Dame Phyllis Frost Centre is a melting pot of rage, reflection, recompense and rehabilitation. by: Lucie Morris-Marr; From: Sunday Herald Sun; July 25, 2015 9: ... «Herald Sun, Jul 15»
2
A Recompense for Profligacy
President Muhammadu Buhari, last week in a magnanimous gesture ,approved a bailout package involving N713.7 billion, for states which are hard put to meet ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
3
Sindh's operation recompense
Seismic activity has achieved strong Richter levels along the tectonic fault lines in Pakistan. Geologists can breathe easy; the landscape I refer to is not ... «The Express Tribune, Jul 15»
4
Riesling as Recompense: Wine and the Franco-Prussian War
The name “Franco-Prussian War of 1870” conjures few images in the popular consciousness. It is an obscure war that is easily overshadowed by the ... «War on the Rocks, Jun 15»
5
Google oferă recompense celor care semnalează şi remediază …
Cele mai mari recompense vor fi oferite cercetătorilor care demonstrează modalităţi pentru ocolirea măsurilor de securitate Android, cum este ASLR, BNX şi ... «UNIMEDIA, Jun 15»
6
ŞOCANT! Cântăreţ ucis de un VÂNĂTOR DE RECOMPENSE, după …
Cântăreţul de muzică country Randy Howard a fost împuşcat mortal de un vânător de recompense, în urma unui schimb de focuri de armă, care a avut loc în ... «Libertatea, Jun 15»
7
$100 million recompense to a woman in an embedded transvaginal …
A medical device manufacturer was ordered by a Delaware jury to recompense $100 million to a woman who had pieces of transvaginal mesh embedded inside ... «Empire State Tribune, May 15»
8
Sony gifting PlayStation Plus subscribers 5 additional days in …
As recompense for the PlayStation Network outage Sony will be offering all PlayStation Plus members an additional five days of subscription time for free. «Neoseeker, Jan 15»
9
City says 'forged or altered' document resulted in $2 million tax …
The Tax Recompense Committee says in its report that a "forged or altered version" of a city certification letter "removed/erased" original language that made ... «Baltimore Sun, Dec 14»
10
Ricky Jackson and the Bridgeman brothers deserve recompense for …
Last month, Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Judge Richard McMonagle freed Ricky Jackson after 39 years in prison for a murder he didn't commit. It was the ... «cleveland.com, Dec 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Recompense [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/recompense>. Apr 2024 ».
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