recompense

Verb

Plain form (yanzu) recompense

3rd-person singular (ana cikin yi) recompenses

Past tense (ya wuce) recompensed

Past participle (ya wuce) recompensed

Present participle (ana cikin yi) recompensing

1. To reward or repay (someone) for something done, given etc. <> saka wa.

   He recompensed me for my kindness. <> Ya saka mini saboda alherin da na yi masa.

2. To give compensation for an injury, or other type of harm or damage. <> bada diyya.

   The judge ordered the defendant to recompense the plaintiff by paying $100.

3. (transitive) To give (something) in return; to pay back; to pay, as something earned or deserved.

Related terms

• compensate

Noun

Singular recompense

Plural recompenses

1. An equivalent returned for anything given, done, or suffered; compensation; reward; amends; requital. <> sakamako, sakayya, lada.
2. That which compensates for an injury, or other type of harm or damage. <> diyya.

   He offered money as recompense for the damage, but what the injured party wanted as recompense was an apology.

Synonyms

• payback
• restitution

Google translation of recompense

Sakamako.