recompense for past loss
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recompense — I UK [ˈrekəmpens] / US [ˈrekəmˌpens] noun [uncountable] formal a) payment that you give to someone who has suffered injury or loss because of you b) payment that you give to someone who has done something for you II UK [ˈrekəmpens] / US… … English dictionary
indemnify — in·dem·ni·fy /in dem nə ˌfī/ vt fied, fy·ing [Latin indemnis unharmed, from in not + damnum damage] 1: to secure against hurt, loss, or damage 2: to compensate or reimburse for incurred hurt, loss, or damage in·dem·ni·fi·er n Merriam Webster’s… … Law dictionary
rec|om|pense — «REHK uhm pehns», verb, pensed, pens|ing, noun. –v.t. 1. to pay back; reward; pay (a person): »The travelers recompensed the man who so carefully directed them. SYNONYM(S): repay, compensate, remunerate, requite … Useful english dictionary
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Europe, history of — Introduction history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… … Universalium
japan — japanner, n. /jeuh pan /, n., adj., v., japanned, japanning. n. 1. any of various hard, durable, black varnishes, originally from Japan, for coating wood, metal, or other surfaces. 2. work varnished and figured in the Japanese manner. 3. Japans,… … Universalium
Japan — /jeuh pan /, n. 1. a constitutional monarchy on a chain of islands off the E coast of Asia: main islands, Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu, and Shikoku. 125,716,637; 141,529 sq. mi. (366,560 sq. km). Cap.: Tokyo. Japanese, Nihon, Nippon. 2. Sea of, the… … Universalium
