verb (used with object) 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 ...
transitive verb -·pensed′, -·pens′·ing. to repay (a person, etc.); reward; compensate; to make repayment or requital for; compensate (a loss, injury, etc.)
RECOMPENSE. A reward for services; remuneration for goods or other property. 2. In maritime law there is a distinction between recompense and restitution. (q.v.
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