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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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Recent Examples of compensate
Board members Elissa Roy worked about 15 hours a week and was compensated $22,000 that year and Alex Acuna was paid $18,000 that year for working about 15 hours a week.
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Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 5 June 2025
To achieve these unprecedented views, Cona uses a mirror that reshapes itself 2,200 times per second to compensate for the blur caused by air turbulence.
—Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 June 2025
But if conditions are somewhere in the middle, say, a drought or a flood, Fulford could lose up to half of his crop and not get compensated despite paying for a policy.
—Rose Schnabel, Miami Herald, 4 June 2025
In 2020, a judge ruled that shareholders had been fairly compensated.
—Jemima McEvoy, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
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Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 5 June 2025
To achieve these unprecedented views, Cona uses a mirror that reshapes itself 2,200 times per second to compensate for the blur caused by air turbulence.
—Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 June 2025
But if conditions are somewhere in the middle, say, a drought or a flood, Fulford could lose up to half of his crop and not get compensated despite paying for a policy.
—Rose Schnabel, Miami Herald, 4 June 2025
In 2020, a judge ruled that shareholders had been fairly compensated.
—Jemima McEvoy, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for compensate
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If Jane paid using a digital app, Combs would reimburse her, but oftentimes Combs paid in cash.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
7 June 2025
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The costs of the screenings would not fall on taxpayers—members would be required to reimburse the full amount.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
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That work has given him enough money to pay for car insurance and other expenses, but not enough to move out from his parents’ home.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
2 June 2025
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Federal Pell Grants go to low-income students and do not need to be paid back; the administration wants to cut the maximum amount of the annual grant from roughly $7,400 to $5,700.—
Cory Turner,
NPR,
2 June 2025
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Focusing on a few key essentials is enough to satisfy Google and get most websites some quick SEO wins.—
Nick Zviadadze,
Forbes.com,
9 June 2025
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Our report also indicates Leeds are not expecting to need to sell before July 1 in order to satisfy their PSR obligations.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
7 June 2025
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Chicago Heights will receive a loan of $5 million, of which $2 million doesn’t need to be repaid, toward replacing nearly 300 water lines.—
Mike Nolan,
Chicago Tribune,
12 June 2025
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How much of that outstanding debt schools end up having to repay would depend on some complicated math, including the program's cost and how much money its graduates earn.—
Cory Turner,
NPR,
12 June 2025
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“Compensate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compensate. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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