recompense vs payment

recompense and payment both are nouns.

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

As nouns, payment is a hypernym of recompense; that is, payment is a word with a broader meaning than recompense:

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

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