Recompense and Settlement

Recompense

Recompense noun - Payment to another for a loss or injury.
Usage example: the jury awarded an additional $5,000 in recompense for physical pain and suffering

Settlement and recompense are semantically related in reimbursement topic. In some cases you can use "Settlement" instead a noun "Recompense".

Nearby Words: recompensed, recompensing

Settlement

Settlement noun - An arrangement about action to be taken.

Recompense and settlement are semantically related in reimbursement topic. Sometimes you can use "Recompense" instead a noun "Settlement".

Nearby Words: settle, settled, settling, settler

How words are described

legal legal recompense legal settlement
monetary monetary recompense monetary settlement
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