indemnifies

verb

present tense third-person singular of indemnify
as in compensates
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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  1. compensates
  2. reimburses
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  • Pay now or later, or not at all Some mutual fund share classes charge a sales commission, or load, that compensates the broker or advisor who sells the fund.
    — Debbie Carlson, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Sep. 2026
  • That's because the remaining healthy testicle often compensates by producing enough testosterone and sperm on its own.
    — Angela Haupt, Time, 22 July 2026
Definition of compensates
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  • Find out whether repairs require prior authorization and whether the provider pays the repair shop directly or reimburses you.
    — Brian Sloan, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2026
  • In 2019, the state established a wildfire fund paid by utility companies that reimburses claims stemming from wildfires caused by the companies’ equipment.
    — Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of reimburses
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“Indemnifies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indemnifies. Accessed 11 Sep. 2026.

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