recompensa — meaning in English

English meaning

• bounty noun A reward offered, often by an authority, for capturing a person or completing a specific task.
• reward noun Something given in return for good behaviour, effort, or service.

Senses

recompensa is used for these senses in English:

• bounty (countable) A reward for some specific act, especially one given by an authority or a government.
• pay-off A reward.

bounty — full definition

1. noun A reward offered, often by an authority, for capturing a person or completing a specific task.
2. noun Generosity, or the plentiful things that generosity provides.

reward — full definition

1. noun Something given in return for good behaviour, effort, or service.
2. verb To give someone something in recognition of what they have done.

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