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🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

補償

Pronunciation / Transliteration: hoshō

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Recompense/ˈrɛk.əmˌpɛns/
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"彼は損害に対する補償を受け取った。"

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1 sense
As noun
  1. 1

    Compensation or reward given for loss or harm suffered or for effort made.

    "Oprah received a substantial recompense for the damages."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Old French 'recompenser', which stems from Late Latin 'recompensare', combining the prefix 're-' (indicating repetition or intensive force) and 'compensare' (to weigh against, counterbalance, from 'pendere' to weigh). It entered the English language in the late 14th century, initially denoting the act of making amends or giving equivalent compensation for loss or injury.

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