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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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. 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
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  • Aside from continuing current funding levels, the CR includes a boost in member security following the assassination of Charlie Kirk, adding $30 million to a mutual aid account that reimburses local police for security services.
    Mike Lillis, The Hill, 19 Sep. 2025
  • The per-diem rate for detainees at this facility is $291 per detainee per day ― an unusually high premium compared to the $75-85 the federal government reimburses other facilities used as ICE detention centers in Indiana.
    Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 18 Sep. 2025
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  • For the second half of the payment, once Mandel Group pays its annual taxes on the site, the city will give Mandel Group a rebate check back on 75% of the developer's taxes each year.
    Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • That means anyone who pays for health insurance coverage, including for plans offered through their employer, will see higher monthly premiums.
    Beth Warren, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025
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  • As part of a plea agreement, prosecution was deferred on an additional charge for menacing so long as White commits no new violations over the next two years and satisfies a number of conditions, including issuing a public apology to the victim, Adam Weatherford.
    Josh Wood, Louisville Courier Journal, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Having made her name with The Best Man, Scary Movie, and Ally McBeal, this new, different note satisfies Hall’s longtime dream of working with Anderson.
    Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 30 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 8 Oct. 2025.

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