verb (used with object), rec·om·pensed, rec·om·pens·ing.
1. to repay; remunerate; reward, as for service, aid, etc.
2. to pay or give compensation for; make restitution or requital for (damage, injury, or the like).

verb (used without object), rec·om·pensed, rec·om·pens·ing.
3. to make compensation for something; repay someone: no attempt to recompense for our trouble.

noun
4. compensation, as for an injury, wrong, etc.: to make recompense for the loss one's carelessness has caused.
5. a repayment or requital, as for favors, gifts, etc.
6. a remuneration or reward, as for services, aid, or the like.