compensates

present tense third-person singular of compensate
1
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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  • Children under 4 get in free, those ages 5 to 11 will be charged $2 and everyone else pays $9 a ticket.
    Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 14 Mar. 2025
  • The gallery reportedly pays more than $700,000 per month in rent on a 20-year lease to owner Weinberg Properties.
    Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 14 Mar. 2025
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“Compensates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compensates. Accessed 21 May. 2025.

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