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recompense

n.
US //ˈɹɛkəmˌpɛns// UK //ɹˈɛkəmpˌɛns// rec·om·pense
Synonyms
Etymology 1

From Middle English recompense, borrowed from Old French recompense or Medieval Latin recompensa.

Etymology 2

From Middle English recompensen, borrowed from Old French recompenser, from Late Latin recompensare, from Latin re- (“again”) + compensare (“to balance out”).

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