recompense

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• Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɹɛkəmˌpɛns/
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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”).

72 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Arabic: مُكَافَأَة (mukāfaʔa) — that which compensates for a harm done
• Arabic: بَدَل (badal) — that which compensates for a harm done
• Bengali: ক্ষতিপূরণ (khotipuron) — that which compensates for a harm done
• Bengali: বদলা (bodola) — that which compensates for a harm done
• Bengali: জাযা (jaja) — that which compensates for a harm done
• Bengali: এনাম (enam) — that which compensates for a harm done
• Bulgarian: обезщетение (obezštetenie) — that which compensates for a harm done
• Bulgarian: компенсация (kompensacija) — that which compensates for a harm done
• Czech: odškodnění — that which compensates for a harm done
• Czech: náhrada — that which compensates for a harm done
• Egyptian: DbA-b-w-Y1:Z2 (ḏbꜣw) — that which compensates for a harm done
• Finnish: korvaus — that which compensates for a harm done
• Finnish: vahingonkorvaus — that which compensates for a harm done
• French: récompense — that which compensates for a harm done
• German: Entschädigung — that which compensates for a harm done
• Gothic: 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌽𐌹 (andalauni) — that which compensates for a harm done
• Gothic: 𐌼𐌹𐌶𐌳𐍉 (mizdō) — that which compensates for a harm done
• Ancient Greek: ἀμοιβή (amoibḗ) — that which compensates for a harm done
• Icelandic: bætur — that which compensates for a harm done
• Icelandic: þóknun — that which compensates for a harm done
• Māori: whakaea — that which compensates for a harm done
• Māori: utunga whakaea — that which compensates for a harm done
• Middle English: quytaunce — that which compensates for a harm done
• Middle English: warisoun — that which compensates for a harm done
• Norwegian: erstatning — that which compensates for a harm done
• Norwegian: vederlag — that which compensates for a harm done
• Polish: rekompensata — that which compensates for a harm done
• Portuguese: compensação — that which compensates for a harm done
• Russian: компенса́ция (kompensácija) — that which compensates for a harm done
• Russian: возмеще́ние (vozmeščénije) — that which compensates for a harm done
• Scottish Gaelic: ath-dhìoladh — that which compensates for a harm done
• Slovak: odškodnenie — that which compensates for a harm done
• Slovak: náhrada — that which compensates for a harm done
• Spanish: recompensa — that which compensates for a harm done
• Turkish: mukafat — that which compensates for a harm done
• Turkish: ödül — that which compensates for a harm done
• Turkish: bedel — that which compensates for a harm done
• Ottoman Turkish: جزا (ceza) — that which compensates for a harm done
• Yiddish: גוטמאַכונג (gutmakhung) — that which compensates for a harm done
• Yiddish: ווידערגוטמאַכונג (vidergutmakhung) — that which compensates for a harm done
• Bulgarian: възнаграждавам (vǎznagraždavam) — to reward or repay (someone) for something done, given etc.
• Bulgarian: отплащам се (otplaštam se) — to reward or repay (someone) for something done, given etc.
• Esperanto: rekompenci — to reward or repay (someone) for something done, given etc.
• Finnish: korvata — to reward or repay (someone) for something done, given etc.
• Irish: cúitigh — to reward or repay (someone) for something done, given etc.
• Polish: odwdzięczyć się — to reward or repay (someone) for something done, given etc.
• Portuguese: recompensar — to reward or repay (someone) for something done, given etc.
• Russian: компенсировать (kompensirovatʹ) — to reward or repay (someone) for something done, given etc.
• Russian: возмещать (vozmeščatʹ) — to reward or repay (someone) for something done, given etc.
• Russian: возместить (vozmestitʹ) — to reward or repay (someone) for something done, given etc.
• Russian: отплатить (otplatitʹ) — to reward or repay (someone) for something done, given etc.
• Spanish: recompensar — to reward or repay (someone) for something done, given etc.
• Bulgarian: компенсирам (kompensiram) — to give compensation
• Bulgarian: обезщетявам (obezštetjavam) — to give compensation
• Chinese Mandarin: 賠償 /赔偿 (péicháng) — to give compensation
• Finnish: korvata — to give compensation
• French: récompenser — to give compensation
• German: entschädigen — to give compensation
• Icelandic: launa — to give compensation
• Icelandic: borga bætur — to give compensation
• Ido: rekompensar — to give compensation
• Irish: cúitigh — to give compensation
• Norwegian: erstatte — to give compensation
• Norwegian: gjengjelde — to give compensation
• Polish: zrekompensować — to give compensation
• Portuguese: compensar — to give compensation
• Russian: компенси́ровать (kompensírovatʹ) — to give compensation
• Russian: возмеща́ть (vozmeščátʹ) — to give compensation
• Russian: возмести́ть (vozmestítʹ) — to give compensation
• Scottish Gaelic: dìol — to give compensation
• Spanish: recompensar — to give compensation
• Yao (Africa): kulipa — to give compensation