recompenses
Makes up for
Recompenses are payments or rewards given in return for something—compensation for effort, loss, or injury.
The word carries a formal, slightly old-fashioned tone: The settlement offered recompenses for the victims' suffering.
As a verb form, recompenses means to compensate or repay: The company recompenses employees for travel expenses.
Protection against financial loss
- restitutionRestoring what was lost
- reparationCompensation for injury done
- damagesCompensation for injury
- remunerationPayment for work done
reimbursement · redress · amends · settlement · repayment · atonement · satisfaction · recoupment
Added compensation beyond wages
- bountiesPayments for capture
- prizesAwards for achievement
- honorsRecognition for achievement
- accoladesFormal expressions of praise
commendations · benefits · perks · windfalls · gratuities · incentives · merit pay · stipends
indemnity
Protection against financial loss
- restitutionRestoring what was lost
- reparationCompensation for injury done
- damagesCompensation for injury
remuneration · reimbursement · redress · amends · settlement · repayment · atonement · satisfaction · recoupment · refund
bonuses
Added compensation beyond wages
accolades · commendations · benefits · perks · windfalls · gratuities · incentives · merit pay · stipends · premiums