recompense

/ˈre-kəm-ˌpen(t)s/

Middle English, from Anglo-French recompenser, from Late Latin recompensare, from Latin re- + compensare to compensate

verb

  1. to give something to by way of compensation (as for a service rendered or damage incurred)

  2. to pay for

  3. to return in kind : requite

pay compensate remunerate satisfy reimburse indemnify repay recompense mean to give money or its equivalent in return for something. pay implies the discharge of an obligation incurred. compensate implies a making up for services rendered.

noun

  1. an equivalent or a return for something done, suffered, or given : compensation

offered in recompense for injuries