ricompensare

Ricompensare is a transitive Italian verb meaning to reward, compensate, or repay someone for an action, effort, or loss. It can refer to monetary remuneration as well as to gestures of appreciation. The related noun ricompensa denotes the reward or compensation received.

Etymology: The verb is formed with the prefix ri- added to compensare, which comes from Latin compensare meaning to balance or offset. The sense of returning a benefit or redressing a deficit underlies the term.

Usage: It is typically used with a person affected and the reason for the reward: ricompensare qualcuno per qualcosa. It can also express offering something in return: ricompensare con una ricompensa. In business, legal, or ethical contexts, it conveys the idea of giving back or remunerating for effort, time, or risk.

Conjugation and forms: Ricomprare is a regular -are verb. Present tense forms include ricompenso, ricompensi, ricompensa, ricompensiamo, ricompensate, ricompensano. The past participle is ricompensato, used with avere in compound tenses (ho ricompensato, hai ricompensato, ecc.). The future forms include ricompenserò; present and imperfect subjunctive forms follow standard -are conjugation.

Examples: Il datore di lavoro ha deciso di ricompensare i dipendenti per il lavoro svolto offrendo un bonus. Dopo l’aiuto fornito, la comunità è stata ricompensata con un riconoscimento pubblico.

Related terms: compensare, premiare, risarcire, ricompensa.