(~s, recompensing, ~d)
1.
If you are given something, usually money, in ~, you are given it as a reward or because you have suffered. (FORMAL)
He demands no financial ~ for his troubles...
Substantial damages were paid in ~.
N-UNCOUNT: oft N for n, in N
2.
If you ~ someone for their efforts or their loss, you give them something, usually money, as a payment or reward. (FORMAL)
The fees offered by the NHS do not ~ dental surgeons for their professional time...
VERB: V n for n