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as in reimburses
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 pays
to give (someone) the sum of money owed for goods or services received
compensate them well for their efforts
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Recent Examples of compensates
A little over half of that burden will hit farmers directly in the form of falling retail prices, SBI said, unless the government compensates for the loss.
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Sriram Iyer, Executive Editor, Cnbc-Tv18, CNBC, 7 Aug. 2025
The compliance inherent to the finger effectively compensates for the inaccuracies in human actuation, leading to robust behavior.
—IEEE Spectrum, 18 Feb. 2022
Sriram Iyer, Executive Editor, Cnbc-Tv18, CNBC, 7 Aug. 2025
The compliance inherent to the finger effectively compensates for the inaccuracies in human actuation, leading to robust behavior.
—IEEE Spectrum, 18 Feb. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for compensates
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Medicaid reimburses up to $125 for a home-health visit from a skilled nurse, or about $200 per day of hospice care, Pentzer said, while a day in the hospital costs an average of about $3,000.—
Sarah Cutler,
Idaho Statesman,
3 Sep. 2025
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Medicare reimburses ambulance rides for dialysis when patients have a medical need for assistance.—
Ge Bai,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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Whelan said that a costuming Easter egg in the play pays tribute to original Love Boat captain Gavin MacLeod.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Sep. 2025
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For professionals seeking meaningful work that pays well and makes a difference, the opportunities in 2025 are both diverse and enduring.—
Monica Sanders,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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One satisfies a contract; call it a business arrangement.—
Rick Burton,
Sportico.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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In an era where greenwashing is easily exposed and surface-level philanthropy no longer satisfies stakeholders, the search for meaningful CSR programs is more urgent than ever.—
Sivan Yaari,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images What To Know The program repays up to $20,000 in student loan debt over four years, according to HESAA.—
Khaleda Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Compensates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compensates. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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