recompense meaning and definition

RECOMPENSE noun

Definition of recompense (noun)

1. payment or reward (as for service rendered)
2. the act of compensating for service or loss or injury
   • synonyms: compensation

RECOMPENSE verb

Definition of recompense (verb)

1. 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"
   • synonyms: compensate, indemnify, repair
2. make payment to; compensate
   • "My efforts were not remunerated"
   • synonyms: compensate, remunerate