Definitions
- Referring to payment or reward for services rendered. - Talking about making up for a loss or damage suffered by someone. - Describing the act of balancing or offsetting something with an equivalent.
- Referring to compensation or reward for a service or work done. - Talking about making amends or restitution for a wrong or injury caused. - Describing the act of compensating someone for their efforts or losses.
List of Similarities
- 1Both words refer to compensation or reward for something.
- 2Both words can be used to make up for a loss or damage suffered by someone.
- 3Both words can be used as verbs.
What is the difference?
- 1Usage: Compense is less common than recompense and is mostly used in legal or formal contexts.
- 2Connotation: Compense has a more neutral connotation, while recompense has a positive connotation.
- 3Focus: Compense focuses on balancing or offsetting something with an equivalent, while recompense focuses on making amends or restitution for a wrong or injury caused.
- 4Usage in phrases: Recompense is more commonly used in phrases such as 'just recompense', 'adequate recompense', or 'fair recompense'.
Remember this!
While both compense and recompense refer to compensation or reward for something, they differ in usage, origin, connotation, focus, and usage in phrases. Compense is less common and has a more neutral connotation, focusing on balancing or offsetting something with an equivalent. On the other hand, recompense is more common and has a positive connotation, focusing on making amends or restitution for a wrong or injury caused.
