Definition
To pay someone back or give them a reward for something they did or lost.
Etymology
From Old French 'recompenser,' combining 're-' (again) and 'compenser' (to balance or compensate). Latin 'compensare' meant to weigh together, from 'com-' (together) and 'pensare' (to weigh).
Kelly Says
The word 'recompense' is rooted in the idea of balancing scales—you're weighing what someone deserves and then giving them back equal value. It's why we still use 'weigh' when deciding if something is fair!
Translations
ARالعربية
مكافأة (mukaafah)
moo-ka-fa-ah
BNবাংলা
পুরস্কার (purskar)
poor-skar
CACatalà
recompensa
re-kom-pen-sah
CSČeština
odměna
oh-d-meh-nah
DADansk
belønning
be-lo-n-ning
DEDeutsch
Belohnung
be-loh-nung
ELΕλληνικά
αμοιβή (amobí)
ah-moh-bee
ESEspañol
recompensa
re-kom-pen-sah
FAفارسی
جایزه (jaizeh)
jah-ee-zeh
FISuomi
palkinto
pal-kin-to
FRFrançais
récompense
re-kom-pens
GUGU
પુરસ્કાર (purskar)
poor-skar
HEעברית
שכר (shekar)
she-kar
HIहिन्दी
पुरस्कार (purskar)
poor-skar
HUMagyar
jutalom
joo-ta-lom
IDBahasa Indonesia
upah
oo-pah
IGIG
ihe n'anya
ee-heh n'an-ya
ITItaliano
ricompensa
ree-kom-pen-sah
KMKM
ប្រាក់ប្រាក់ (braak braak)
braak braak
KO한국어
보상 (bosang)
bo-sang
MRMR
पुरस्कार (purskar)
poor-skar
MSBahasa Melayu
ganjaran
gan-ja-ran
MYမြန်မာ
ဆံပိုး (sannpo)
san-po
NLNederlands
beloning
be-lo-ning
NONorsk
belønning
be-lo-n-ning
PAPA
ਪੁਰਸਕਾਰ (purskaar)
poor-skar
PLPolski
odwaga
oh-d-v-ah-gah
PTPortuguês
recompensa
re-kom-pen-sah
RORomână
recompensa
re-kom-pen-sah
RUРусский
вознаграждение (voznachrazhdenie)
vohz-nah-grah-zhen-ee-e
SVSvenska
belöning
be-lo-ning
SWKiswahili
zawadi
za-wa-dee
TAதமிழ்
விருது (viruthu)
vee-roo-thoo
TEతెలుగు
పురస్కారం (puruskaram)
poor-us-ka-ram
THไทย
รางวัล (rangwal)
rang-wal
UKУкраїнська
нагорода (nago-roda)
nah-go-ro-dah
URاردو
تکریم (takrim)
tah-kree-m
VITiếng Việt
thưởng
thow-ng
ZH中文
报酬 (bǎochou)
bao-chow
ZUZU
isikazelo
ee-see-ka-ze-lo