1. (

• recompense

) payment or reward (as for service rendered) ;

2. (

• recompense ,
• compensation

) the act of compensating for service or loss or injury ;

1. (

• compensate ,
• recompense ,
• repair ,
• indemnify

) make amends for; pay compensation for; "One can never fully repair the suffering and losses of the Jews in the Third Reich"; "She was compensated for the loss of her arm in the accident" ;

2. (

• compensate ,
• recompense ,
• remunerate

) make payment to; compensate; "My efforts were not remunerated" ;