payment vs recompense

recompense vs payment

payment and recompense both are nouns.

payment is not a verb while recompense is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
payment	Yes	No	No	No
recompense	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, recompense is a hyponym of payment; that is, recompense is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than payment:

payment: a sum of money paid or a claim discharged
recompense: payment or reward (as for service rendered)

Other hyponyms of payment include royalty, bonus, incentive, overpayment, underpayment, subscription, regular payment, blood money, refund, conscience money, support payment, reward, bribe, payoff, residual, benefit, lump sum, final payment, payoff, remission, remitment, remittal, remittance, quittance, repayment, token payment, penalty, pittance, insurance premium, premium, installment, deposit, down payment, satisfaction, credit, deferred payment, cash, immediate payment.

payment (noun)	recompense (noun)
the act of paying money	the act of compensating for service or loss or injury
an act of requiting; returning in kind	payment or reward (as for service rendered)
a sum of money paid or a claim discharged

payment (verb)	recompense (verb)
	make payment to; compensate
	make amends for; pay compensation for

Difference between payment and recompense

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