I. ˈrekəmˌpen(t)s verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Middle English recompensen, from Middle French recompenser, from Late Latin recompensare, from Latin re- + compensare to compensate
transitive verb
1.
a. : to give compensation to : requite , remunerate , compensate
recompensed him for his losses
were recompensed for our efforts
b. : to give an equivalent for : make up for by or as if by atoning for or requiting : pay for
agreed to recompense all losses
a pleasure that recompensed our trouble
2. : to return in kind : reciprocate by or as if by rewarding or avenging : pay back
recompensed the deed — William Cowper
intransitive verb
: to repay something : make amends : make requital
Synonyms: see pay
II. noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from recompenser to recompense
1. : the action or fact of recompensing
2. : an equivalent or a return for something done, suffered, or given : a repayment made (as by way of satisfaction, restitution, retribution) : compensation
offered in recompense for his injuries