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unrecompensed

rec·om·pense
U u

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [rek-uh m-pens]
    • /ˈrɛk əmˌpɛns/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [rek-uh m-pens]
    • /ˈrɛk əmˌpɛns/

Definitions of unrecompensed word

  • verb with object unrecompensed to repay; remunerate; reward, as for service, aid, etc. 1
  • verb with object unrecompensed to pay or give compensation for; make restitution or requital for (damage, injury, or the like). 1
  • verb without object unrecompensed to make compensation for something; repay someone: no attempt to recompense for our trouble. 1
  • noun unrecompensed compensation, as for an injury, wrong, etc.: to make recompense for the loss one's carelessness has caused. 1
  • noun unrecompensed a repayment or requital, as for favors, gifts, etc. 1
  • noun unrecompensed a remuneration or reward, as for services, aid, or the like. 1
See all 8 definitions of unrecompensed

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Origin of unrecompensed

First appearance:

before 1375
One of the 22% oldest English words
1375-1425; (v.) late Middle English < Middle French recompenser < Late Latin recompēnsāre, equivalent to Latin re- re- + compēnsāre (see compensate); (noun) late Middle English < Middle French, derivative of recompenser

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Parts of speech for Unrecompensed

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Unrecompensed

unrecompensed popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

unrecompensed usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for unrecompensed

adj unrecompensed

  • chargeless — without charge; of no cost
  • comp — Comp is short for compensation.
  • comper — a person who regularly enters competitions in newspapers, magazines, etc, esp competitions offering consumer goods as prizes
  • costless — the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything: the high cost of a good meal.
  • free — enjoying personal rights or liberty, as a person who is not in slavery: a land of free people.

adjective unrecompensed

  • contributed — to give (money, time, knowledge, assistance, etc.) to a common supply, fund, etc., as for charitable purposes.
  • donated — Simple past tense and past participle of donate.
All 7 Synonyms of unrecompensed

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