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as in to reimburse
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 to offset
to balance with an equal force so as to make ineffective
a mafioso thinking that he can compensate for the evil he's done by giving to charity
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Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2024
Though some healthcare providers will prescribe testosterone replacement therapy to compensate for the imbalance, others recommend the gradual discontinuation and substitution of the opioid.
—James Myhre & Dennis Sifris, Md, Verywell Health, 3 Sep. 2024
Collectively, the picket lines rang out a sentiment that has been echoed through various industries since the COVID-19 pandemic began — that short staffing is fueling burnout among employees without enough salary and benefits to compensate for it.
—Shomik Mukherjee, The Mercury News, 1 Sep. 2024
To compensate for that, most risk managers would overprice liquidity risk, resulting in higher fees for users.
—Ryan Lawler, Axios, 15 Aug. 2024
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DirecTV is offering customers $20 credits to compensate for the disruption.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2024
Though some healthcare providers will prescribe testosterone replacement therapy to compensate for the imbalance, others recommend the gradual discontinuation and substitution of the opioid.
—James Myhre & Dennis Sifris, Md, Verywell Health, 3 Sep. 2024
Collectively, the picket lines rang out a sentiment that has been echoed through various industries since the COVID-19 pandemic began — that short staffing is fueling burnout among employees without enough salary and benefits to compensate for it.
—Shomik Mukherjee, The Mercury News, 1 Sep. 2024
To compensate for that, most risk managers would overprice liquidity risk, resulting in higher fees for users.
—Ryan Lawler, Axios, 15 Aug. 2024
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“Compensate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compensate. Accessed 11 Sep. 2024.
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