# recompense

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɹɛkəmˌpɛns/ · frequency rank #46,135

## Definitions
1. An equivalent returned for anything given, done, or suffered; compensation; reward; amends; requital.
2. That which compensates for an injury, or other type of harm or damage.

## Etymology
From Middle English recompense, borrowed from Old French recompense or Medieval Latin recompensa.

## Common misspellings (15)
`ercompense`, `rceompense`, `reccompense`, `recmopense`, `recomepnse`, `recommpense`, `recompenes`, `recompennse`, `recompensse`, `recompesne`, `recompnese`, `recomppense`, `recopmense`, `reocmpense`, `rrecompense`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/recompense