recompense vs taking

recompense

noun
  • An equivalent returned for anything given, done, or suffered; compensation; reward; amends; requital. 

  • That which compensates for an injury, or other type of harm or damage. 

verb
  • To reward or repay (someone) for something done, given etc. 

  • To give compensation for an injury, or other type of harm or damage. 

  • To give (something) in return; to pay back; to pay, as something earned or deserved. 

taking

noun
  • Cash or money received (by a shop or other business, for example). 

  • A seizure of someone's goods or possessions. 

  • The act by which something is taken. 

  • A state of mental distress, resulting in excited or erratic behavior (in the expression in a taking). 

adj
  • Alluring; attractive. 

How often have the words recompense and taking occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )