Recompenses

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. Compensatory measures provided to acknowledge efforts or losses are often recognized in various formats
2. Different types of rewards or payments given in response to services or damages are encompassed by this term
3. Amounts given to make up for loss or effort, serving as acknowledgment or reward

Etymology: "Recompenses" is simply the third-person singular present form of the verb "recompense", so it carries the same history as its base. That verb came into English through Middle English "recompensen", borrowed from Old French "recompenser". The French form traces back to Late Latin "recompensare", built from the Latin prefix "re-", meaning "again", and "compensare", meaning "to balance out." The Latin root "compensare" is the source of the modern English "compensate", so the two words are close relatives sharing the same core idea of weighing one thing against another. "Recompense" adds the prefix, which gives the sense of setting a balance right again, returning something of equal value for what was given or lost.

Synonyms: rewards, compensations