Meaning
reward, payoff, return
In a sentence
La ricompensa per il tuo aiuto è arrivata ieri.
The reward for your help arrived yesterday.
Che ricompensa vuoi per questo lavoro?
What reward do you want for this job?
Non cerco una ricompensa, lo faccio volentieri.
I'm not looking for a reward, I do it gladly.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| ricompensa | feminine · singular |
| ricompense | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Use ricompensa for a prize, bounty, or compensation for effort; premio is more for awards, risarcimento for legal damages.
- Often used with per: una ricompensa per l'aiuto. Also common with in cambio di in more explicit exchange contexts.
- Common in neutral to formal contexts; taglia is used specifically for a bounty on a wanted person.