indemnifying

verb

present participle of indemnify
as in compensating
to provide (someone) with a just payment for loss or injury the company generously indemnifies workers who are injured on the job

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Recent Examples of indemnifying As a result, the 18-time major champion and golf's most iconic figure was awarded $50 million by a Florida jury on Monday, effectively indemnifying him for the damages caused to his reputation. — Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for indemnifying
  1. compensating
  2. reimbursing
Verb
  • One of them lost one of the viral proteins entirely, compensating for its loss with changes elsewhere in the genome.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Moscow can keep paying for the war by forcing businesses to absorb the cost of drone attacks rather than spending on better drone defenses or compensating damaged firms.
    — Alexander Gabuev, Foreign Affairs, 31 July 2026
Definition of compensating
Verb
  • The state is exempt from reimbursing local governments for costs associated with new programs that define new violations or crimes.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 22 July 2026
  • Instead of reimbursing a share of wages or tuition after a worker is already hired, this tax credit helps pay for the physical infrastructure required to train workers.
    — Alison Griffin, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of reimbursing

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