recompense

rec|om|pense /r'ekəmpens/ (recompenses recompensing recompensed)
1 [N-UNCOUNT] oft N for n, in N
If you are given something, usually money, in recompense, you are given it as a reward or because you have suffered. (FORMAL)
He demands no financial recompense for his troubles...
Substantial damages were paid in recompense.
2 [VERB] V n for n
If you recompense someone for their efforts or their loss, you give them something, usually money, as a payment or reward. (FORMAL)
The fees offered by the NHS do not recompense dental surgeons for their professional time...

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