The Only Use of
recompense
in
A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens
- The chuckle with which he said this, and the chuckle with which he paid for the Turkey, and the chuckle with which he paid for the cab, and the chuckle with which he recompensed the boy, were only to be exceeded by the chuckle with which he sat down breathless in his chair again, and chuckled till he cried.†
p. 121.3recompensed = compensated for a loss; or paid a reward
Definition:
compensation for loss; or payment or reward
Recompense is seldom used in modern literature.