<p><strong>Verb (used with object)</strong></p><ul><li>to repay; remunerate; reward, as for service, aid, etc.</li><li>Synonyms: recoup, reimburse.</li><li>to pay or give compensation for; make restitution or requital for (damage, injury, or the like).</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used without object)</strong></p><ul><li>to make compensation for something; repay someone: no attempt to recompense for our trouble.</li></ul><p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>compensation, as for an injury, wrong, etc.: to make recompense for the loss one's carelessness has caused.</li><li>Synonyms: satisfaction, indemnification, amends, payment.</li><li>a repayment or requital, as for favors, gifts, etc.</li><li>a remuneration or reward, as for services, aid, or the like.</li></ul>