The difference between Make whole and Recompense

When used as verbs, make whole means to restore (someone) to a sound, healthy, or otherwise favorable condition, whereas recompense means to reward or repay (someone) for something done, given etc.


Recompense is also noun with the meaning: an equivalent returned for anything given, done, or suffered.

check bellow for the other definitions of Make whole and Recompense

  1. Make whole as a verb (transitive, set phrase):

    To restore (someone) to a sound, healthy, or otherwise favorable condition.

  2. Make whole as a verb (transitive, set phrase):

    To repair or restore (something).

  3. Make whole as a verb (transitive, finance, legal):

    To provide (someone), especially under the terms of a legal judgment or an agreement, with financial compensation for lost money or other lost assets.

  1. Recompense as a noun:

    An equivalent returned for anything given, done, or suffered; compensation; reward; amends; requital.

  2. Recompense as a noun:

    That which compensates for an injury, or other type of harm or damage.

    Examples:

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

  1. Recompense as a verb:

    To reward or repay (someone) for something done, given etc.

  2. Recompense as a verb:

    To give compensation for an injury, or other type of harm or damage.

    Examples:

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

  3. Recompense as a verb (transitive):

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