Penalty and Recompense

Penalty

Penalty noun - A sum of money to be paid as a punishment.

Recompense and penalty are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Recompense" instead a noun "Penalty".

Recompense

Recompense noun - Payment to another for a loss or injury.

Penalty and recompense are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Penalty" instead a noun "Recompense".

Nearby Words: recompensed, recompensing

How words are described

monetary monetary penalty monetary recompense
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