/ ˈrekəmpens; NAmE / noun , verb
■ noun
[ U ] recompense (for sth/sb) ( formal ) something, usually money, that you are given because you have suffered in some way, or as a payment for sth :
There must be adequate recompense for workers who lose their jobs.
I received $1 000 in recompense for loss of earnings.
■ verb
[ vn ] recompense sb (for sth) ( formal ) to do sth for sb or give them a payment for sth that they have suffered
SYN compensate :
There was no attempt to recompense the miners for the loss of their jobs.
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from Old French , from the verb recompenser do a favour to requite a loss, from late Latin recompensare , from Latin re- again (also expressing intensive force) + compensare weigh one thing against another.