The Only Use of
recompense
in
A Christmas Carol
- The chuckle with which he said this, and the chuckle with which he paid for the Turkey, and the chuckle with which he paid for the cab, and the chuckle with which he recompensed the boy, were only to be exceeded by the chuckle with which he sat down breathless in his chair again, and chuckled till he cried.†
Chpt 5
Definition:
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(recompense) to compensate for loss
or more rarely: to pay or reward