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recompense
noun as in something returned, paid back
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Weak matches
verb as in pay back, make restitution
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Example Sentences
Having a visible tan in Victorian times was a clear sign you were poor working class and probably spent most of your time hawking barrels of hay for very little recompense.
"That settlement for Zach allowed him the opportunity to have some kind of recompense but more importantly, to be able to make some memories," said Anna-Louise.
His children, Tala and Adnan El Sabbagh, “feel they were robbed of things they treasured and worked hard for with no apparent recompense in sight.”
He said Reform UK won 4.1 million votes at last year's general election "with a ramshackle operation and an army of volunteers who worked their socks off for no recompense whatsoever".
It’s proper to note here that no one has ever proposed diverting Social Security revenues for any other purpose without recompense — except Republicans such as Lee.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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