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
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Make whole as a verb (transitive, set phrase):
To restore (someone) to a sound, healthy, or otherwise favorable condition.
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Make whole as a verb (transitive, set phrase):
To repair or restore (something).
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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.
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Recompense as a noun:
An equivalent returned for anything given, done, or suffered; compensation; reward; amends; requital.
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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."
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Recompense as a verb:
To reward or repay (someone) for something done, given etc.
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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."
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Recompense as a verb (transitive):
To give (something) in return; to pay back; to pay, as something earned or deserved.