RECOMPENSE

[noun] [U] [formal] - a present given to someone to thank them for their help, or payment given to someone because of inconvenience or because of the loss of or damage to their propertyI gave her some flowers and chocolates as recompense for looking after me while I was ill.I received £500 from the local council in recompense for the damage to my garden.The farmers received minimal recompense for the loss of their land.