Recompense
Part of speech: noun
Definition: That which compensates for an injury.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To give compensation for an injury.
Example sentence: In recompense, envy may be the subtlest - perhaps I should say the most insidious - of the seven deadly sins.
Compensation
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The act or principle of compensating.That which constitutes, or is regarded as, an equivalent; that which makes good the lack or variation of something else; that which compensates for loss or privation; amends; remuneration; recompense.The extinction of debts of which two persons are reciprocally debtors by the credits of which they are reciprocally creditors; the payment of a debt by a credit of equal amount; a set-off.A recompense or reward for some loss or service.An equivalent stipulated for in contracts for the sale of real estate, in which it is customary to provide that errors in description, etc., shall not avoid, but shall be the subject of compensation.The relationship between air temperature outside a building and a calculated target temperature for provision of air or water to contained rooms or spaces for the purpose of efficient heating. In building control systems the compensation curve is defined to a compensator for this purpose.
Example sentence: When determining appropriate levels of compensation, management must determine if the employee turnover rate is too low, too high, or just right. If turnover rate is high enough to adversely impact the entity's performance, then employee compensation is probably too low.