Recompensable

Part of speech: adjective

Definitions

1. The state of being able to receive payment or compensation for a loss or service due to an obligation established by law or contract
2. This term describes the quality of being subject to compensation as a remedy for damages or losses incurred under specific agreements or laws
3. It refers to circumstances under which an individual can be compensated for their contributions or sacrifices, typically enforced by legal or contractual obligations

Etymology: "Recompensable" is a plain built word: it joins "recompense" and the suffix "-able", meaning "able to be recompensed." "Recompense" itself came into English from Old French "recompenser," which traces back to Late Latin roots meaning to weigh out again or pay back in full. Adding "-able" produces a term for something that can be made good through payment or compensation, the sense the word carries when applied to losses or services owed under law or contract. The adjective has a Middle English ancestor, "recompensible," meaning something that could serve as a recompense, so the modern form has a long pedigree in the language even though the current spelling took shape later. Its history is a case of an existing noun gaining a suffix to describe a quality, which is why its meaning follows so directly from its parts.

Synonyms: compensable, remunerable

Antonyms: non-remunerable