n. 1
An equivalent returned for anything given, done, or suffered; compensation; reward; amends; requital.
n. 2
That which compensates for an injury, or other type of harm or damage.
He offered money as recompense for the damage, but what the injured party wanted was an apology.
v. 1
To reward or repay (someone) for something done, given etc.

Related words

Forms

Plural: recompenses → compensations, rewards, redresses, restitutions…
Past participle: recompensed
e.g. recompensed → compensated, reimbursed, payed, repaid…

compensation Felix's lawyer got him full and fair compensation.
reward The reward of a thing well done is to have done it.
restitution Tom has been ordered to pay restitution.
redress You have a right to petition the government for a redress of grievances.

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

3 letters: pay¹, fee¹
4 letters: meed
5 letters: price¹, repay²
6 letters: return², relief², repair², reward², redeem², amends²
7 letters: satisfy³, payback², redress², gratify³, requite, guerdon
8 letters: requital
9 letters: allowance³, repayment³, atonement³, reimburse³, indemnity⁴, indemnify⁴, restitute³
10 letters: compensate³, reparation⁴, remunerate⁴
11 letters: retribution⁴, restitution⁴
12 letters: compensation⁴, satisfaction⁴, remuneration⁵, recompensate
13 letters: gratification⁵
15 letters: indemnification⁶

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (repay² = 2 syllables).