recompense
noun [U] /ˈrek.əm.pens/ formalDefinition
› a present given to someone to thank them for their help, or payment given to someone because of slight problems or because of the loss of or damage to their property: I received £500 from my neighbour in recompense for the damage to my garden.Making and accepting apologies recompense verb [T] › The court awarded the women $100,000 each to recompense them for nine years of lost wages.Making and accepting apologiesPaying and spending money
(Definition of recompense noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- absolution noun
- afraid adjective (SORRY)
- apologetic adjective
- apologize verb
- atone for sth phrasal verb
- cut sb some slack idiom
- excuse noun
- excuse verb
- excuse/pardon my French! idiom
- expiate verb
- forge ahead phrasal verb
- if you'll pardon the expression idiom
- mend your fences idiom
- overlook verb (FORGIVE)
- pardon (me) idiom
- pardonable adjective
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- reconciliation noun
- take sb back phrasal verb (PARTNER)
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