recompense

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

rec·om·pense [recompense recompenses recompensed recompensing] noun, verb BrE [ˈrekəmpens] NAmE [ˈrekəmpens]
noun uncountable ~ (for sth/sb) (formal)
something, usually money, that you are given because you have suffered in some way, or as a payment for sth
•There must be adequate recompense for workers who lose their jobs.
•I received $1 000 in recompense for loss of earnings.

Word Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French, from the verb recompenser ‘do a favour to requite a loss’, from late Latin recompensare, from Latin re- ‘again’ (also expressing intensive force) + compensare ‘weigh one thing against another’.

Example Bank:
•He was given £1 000 in recompense for his loss.
•She received a gift as recompense.
•Substantial damages were paid in recompense.
•recompense from the government
•I received $1 000 from the company in recompense for loss of earnings.

 
verb ~ sb (for sth) (formal)
to do sth for sb or give them a payment for sth that they have suffered
Syn: ↑compensate
•There was no attempt to recompense the miners for the loss of their jobs.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French, from the verb recompenser ‘do a favour to requite a loss’, from late Latin recompensare, from Latin re- ‘again’ (also expressing intensive force) + compensare ‘weigh one thing against another’.

Example Bank:
•Higher pay is on offer to recompense players for the extra hours they'll be working.
•She believes that offenders should recompense their victims in some way.

 

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  compensation, compensate, remunerate, repair, indemnify