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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
Reuters, CNN, 13 Jan. 2025
Winter Park compensated those who were stuck on the gondola with two lift tickets and a $10 resort voucher.
—John Meyer, The Denver Post, 13 Jan. 2025
In training our own generative AI model, Getty Images ensures that creators who have contributed to the dataset are compensated for their work on a recurring basis.
—Kimberly A. Whitler, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
Money matters in college sports Follow the money: The NCAA is expected to settle a $2.78 billion lawsuit that will reshape how school athletic programs compensate students for their gameplay.
—Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 10 Jan. 2025
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Buoyed by a weakening yuan, Chinese manufacturers managed to find buyers overseas in 2024 to compensate for depressed domestic demand by continually reducing prices, analysts said.
—Reuters, CNN, 13 Jan. 2025
Winter Park compensated those who were stuck on the gondola with two lift tickets and a $10 resort voucher.
—John Meyer, The Denver Post, 13 Jan. 2025
In training our own generative AI model, Getty Images ensures that creators who have contributed to the dataset are compensated for their work on a recurring basis.
—Kimberly A. Whitler, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
Money matters in college sports Follow the money: The NCAA is expected to settle a $2.78 billion lawsuit that will reshape how school athletic programs compensate students for their gameplay.
—Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Compensate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compensate. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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