: to be equivalent to : counterbalance
: to make an appropriate and usually counterbalancing payment to
: to provide with means of counteracting variation
: loss or harm resulting from injury to person, property, or reputation
: compensation in money imposed by law for loss or injury
: expense, cost
: to cause damage (see 1damage 1) to
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