recompense

verb

1 the Home Secretary contended that offenders should recompense their victims:

compensate, indemnify, repay, reimburse, pay money to, make reparation to, make restitution to, make amends to.

2 she wanted to recompense him in some way:

reward, pay, pay back;

archaic guerdon.

3 she still hadn't received much to recompense her loss:

make up for, compensate for, make amends for, make restitution for, make reparation for, redress, make good, satisfy.

noun

substantial damages were paid in recompense:

compensation, reparation, restitution, indemnification, indemnity;

reimbursement, repayment, reward, redress, satisfaction;

Latin quid pro quo;

archaic guerdon, meed;

rare solatium.