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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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Catherine Reagor, The Arizona Republic, 25 Sep. 2024
In a 2015 landmark settlement, the NFL promised to compensate former players who developed dementia and other brain diseases tied to concussions.
—Steven Martinez, Journal Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2024
The Bureau of Prisons settled that lawsuit last summer by compensating 1,600 inmates a total of approximately $10 million for enduring frigid and inhumane conditions as a result of the power outage.
—Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN, 19 Sep. 2024
The lawsuit alleges that the companies failed to compensate the contestants with minimum wages or overtime pay while denying them mandatory meal and rest breaks, among other provisions.
—Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2024
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Renters who believe they were overcharged and left in unsafe houses by Invitation Homes will soon be able to tap a $48 million settlement to be compensated.
—Catherine Reagor, The Arizona Republic, 25 Sep. 2024
In a 2015 landmark settlement, the NFL promised to compensate former players who developed dementia and other brain diseases tied to concussions.
—Steven Martinez, Journal Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2024
The Bureau of Prisons settled that lawsuit last summer by compensating 1,600 inmates a total of approximately $10 million for enduring frigid and inhumane conditions as a result of the power outage.
—Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN, 19 Sep. 2024
The lawsuit alleges that the companies failed to compensate the contestants with minimum wages or overtime pay while denying them mandatory meal and rest breaks, among other provisions.
—Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2024
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“Compensate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compensate. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
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