Definition of recompense

• v. t. - To render an equivalent to, for service, loss, etc.; to requite; to remunerate; to compensate.
• v. t. - To return an equivalent for; to give compensation for; to atone for; to pay for.
• v. t. - To give in return; to pay back; to pay, as something earned or deserved.
• v. i. - To give recompense; to make amends or requital.
• n. - An equivalent returned for anything done, suffered, or given; compensation; requital; suitable return.