“recompensing” is a form of
recompense
/ˈɹɛkəmˌpɛns/ noun, verb
Forms recompenses recompensing recompensed recompence
- noun An equivalent returned for anything given, done, or suffered; compensation; reward; amends; requital.
- noun That which compensates for an injury, or other type of harm or damage. “He offered money as recompense for the damage, but what the injured party wanted was an apology.”
- verb To reward or repay (someone) for something done, given etc.
- verb To give compensation for an injury, or other type of harm or damage. “The judge ordered the defendant to recompense the plaintiff by paying $100.”
- verb (transitive) To give (something) in return; to pay back; to pay, as something earned or deserved.
Synonyms
meed payback recompence amends remuneration restitution satisfaction acquittal assyth bote compensation indemnification indemnity mends quittal recompensation redress relief reparation requital compensate repair indemnify remunerate
Etymology
From Middle English recompense, borrowed from Old French recompense or Medieval Latin recompensa.
From Middle English recompensen, borrowed from Old French recompenser, from Late Latin recompensare, from Latin re- (“again”) + compensare (“to balance out”).
Webster’s 1913
- verb To render an equivalent to, for service, loss, etc.; to requite; to remunerate; to compensate.
- verb To return an equivalent for; to give compensation for; to atone for; to pay for. God recompenseth the gift. Robynson (More's Utopia).
- verb To give recompense; to make amends or requital. [Obs.]
- noun An equivalent returned for anything done, suffered, or given; compensation; requital; suitable return.
Etymology [F. récompenser, LL. recompensare, fr.L. pref. re- re- + compensare to compensate. See Compensate.]
Etymology [Cf. F. récompense.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “recompense”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details