recompense

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

n. reward, compensation, payment, requital. —v. t. requite, reward, repay, remunerate, indemnify, atone.

II

(Roget's IV) n.

Syn. return, repayment, reward; see payment 1 .

v.

Syn. compensate, remunerate, repay; see pay 1 , repay 1 .

See Synonym Study at pay .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)

I

n.

payment, repayment, compensation, remuneration, restitution, reward, reparation, return.

II

v.

repay, compensate, pay back, remunerate, make restitution, reimburse, reward, return.

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) I verb 1. To give compensation to: compensate, indemnify, pay, redress, reimburse, remunerate, repay, requite. See PAY. 2. To give payment to in return for goods or services rendered: compensate, pay, remunerate. See PAY. 3. To give a satisfactory return to: compensate, indemnify, pay, remunerate, repay, requite, reward. See PAY. II noun 1. Something to make up for loss or damage: amends, compensation, indemnification, indemnity, offset, quittance, redress, reimbursement, remuneration, reparation, repayment, requital, restitution, satisfaction, setoff. See SUBSTITUTE. 2. Something justly deserved: comeuppance, desert2 (often used in plural), due, guerdon, reward, wage (often used in plural). Informal: lump1 (used in plural). Idioms: what is corrting to one, what one has coming. See REWARD. 3. Something given in exchange for goods or services rendered: compensation, consideration, payment, remuneration. See PAY.