recompensa

See also: recompensá and récompensa

Catalan

Noun

recompensa f (plural recompenses)

  1. reward
  2. rewarding

Portuguese

Etymology

From recompensar (to reward), from re- + compensar (to compensate), from Latin compensāre, present active infinitive of compensō (I compensate; I balance).

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌʁe.kũ.ˈpẽ.sa/, /ˌʁe.kũ.ˈpẽ.sɐ/
  • (South Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌhe.kõ.ˈpẽ.sa/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ʁɨ.kõ.ˈpẽ.sɐ/
  • Hyphenation: re‧com‧pen‧sa

Noun

recompensa f (plural recompensas)

  1. the act of rewarding
  2. reward (something of value given in return for an act)
  3. bounty (reward for some specific act)

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • recompensação
  • recompensadamente
  • recompensado
  • recompensador

Verb

recompensa

  1. Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você?) present indicative of recompensar
  2. Second-person singular (tu) affirmative imperative of recompensar

Spanish

Etymology

From the Spanish verb recompensar.

Noun

recompensa f (plural recompensas)

  1. reward
  2. indemnification

Verb

recompensa

  1. Informal second-person singular () affirmative imperative form of recompensar.
  2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of recompensar.
  3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present indicative form of recompensar.
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