recompense in WordNet English dictionary

1. make payment to; compensate
   "My efforts were not remunerated"
   compensate  recompense  remunerate 
   
2. make amends for; pay compensation for
   "One can never fully repair the suffering and losses of the Jews in the Third Reich"; "She was compensated for the loss of her arm in the accident"
   compensate  recompense  repair  indemnify 
   

1. the act of compensating for service or loss or injury
   recompense  compensation 
   
2. payment or reward (as for service rendered)
   recompense