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as in to reimburse
to provide (someone) with a just payment for loss or injury
you'll have to compensate the neighbors for cutting down their tree
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as in to offset
to balance with an equal force so as to make ineffective
a mafioso thinking that he can compensate for the evil he's done by giving to charity
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Recent Examples of compensate
Charlotte Graham-McLay, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Due to these comments, Webber’s suit claimed that a gig to direct a film starring Billy Bob Thornton and Scott Eastwood was stalled and then eventually lost, and that Dash should have to compensate for that loss.
—Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Activity and sales are tracked by third-party affiliate networks that ensure the right partner is compensated for each sale.
—Lisa Maynard, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
College football’s overhauled landscape, in which players are compensated and enjoy de facto free agency, has prompted most Football Bowl Subdivision programs to reimagine their staffs in the form of NFL front offices (complete with general managers).
—Joey Knight, Orlando Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2025
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Knowing the whole town by name When the job was advertised in 2022, some healthcare analysts said the bolstered salary still wasn’t enough to compensate for a solo doctor’s workload.
—Charlotte Graham-McLay, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Due to these comments, Webber’s suit claimed that a gig to direct a film starring Billy Bob Thornton and Scott Eastwood was stalled and then eventually lost, and that Dash should have to compensate for that loss.
—Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Activity and sales are tracked by third-party affiliate networks that ensure the right partner is compensated for each sale.
—Lisa Maynard, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
College football’s overhauled landscape, in which players are compensated and enjoy de facto free agency, has prompted most Football Bowl Subdivision programs to reimagine their staffs in the form of NFL front offices (complete with general managers).
—Joey Knight, Orlando Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2025
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“Compensate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compensate. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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