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as in reimbursed
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 paid
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 compensated
The money, many believed, should not be used on improving the comforts of prison when there are victims to be compensated.
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Walter Pavlo, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
Around 200 veterans from Camp Lejeune have been compensated under a quick payment program, but more than 500,000 are awaiting relief.
—Brad Dress, The Hill, 20 Dec. 2024
Under these circumstances the workers will usually be compensated for their unpaid labor once the relevant appropriations bill is enacted.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
The company has also compensated some residents within a particular radius, by providing bottled drinking water, paying for in-home drinking water treatment systems and connecting some homes to public drinking water.
—Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 18 Dec. 2024
And, while there is a big difference between being good at your job and pretending to be good at it, most people are rewarded, compensated, and promoted for the latter rather than the former.
—Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
Jurors in Connecticut are compensated at a higher rate than many other parts of the country.
—Renata Daou, Hartford Courant, 16 Dec. 2024
Rides cost roughly 80 cents per mile and the drivers are compensated with credits to use for their own kids’ rides.
—Jeff McMurray, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Dec. 2024
The correct paper could be brought to him, and he would be compensated for the lost time.
—Daisy Hildyard, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2024
Walter Pavlo, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
Around 200 veterans from Camp Lejeune have been compensated under a quick payment program, but more than 500,000 are awaiting relief.
—Brad Dress, The Hill, 20 Dec. 2024
Under these circumstances the workers will usually be compensated for their unpaid labor once the relevant appropriations bill is enacted.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
The company has also compensated some residents within a particular radius, by providing bottled drinking water, paying for in-home drinking water treatment systems and connecting some homes to public drinking water.
—Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 18 Dec. 2024
And, while there is a big difference between being good at your job and pretending to be good at it, most people are rewarded, compensated, and promoted for the latter rather than the former.
—Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
Jurors in Connecticut are compensated at a higher rate than many other parts of the country.
—Renata Daou, Hartford Courant, 16 Dec. 2024
Rides cost roughly 80 cents per mile and the drivers are compensated with credits to use for their own kids’ rides.
—Jeff McMurray, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Dec. 2024
The correct paper could be brought to him, and he would be compensated for the lost time.
—Daisy Hildyard, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for compensated
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However, under a 2019 law, all federal workers would be reimbursed for retroactive wages later.Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
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But Zelle was not specific on what kind of scams were going to be reimbursed.Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 20 Dec. 2024
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The report said one of the other men in the group paid for the vacation rental where the group stayed, and that Gaetz returned to Florida on a private plane with one other man and three of the women.Erin Mansfield, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
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Those benefits include health care, free college tuition, paid family leave and company stock grants, Starbucks says, adding that the combination of average pay and benefits equates to an average of $30 per hour for the vast majority of baristas working at least 20 hours per week.Rachel Treisman, NPR, 24 Dec. 2024
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That said, Crocs’ management is utilizing its strong profit margins to repurchase shares and reduce debt, having repaid $248 million in debt and spent $326 million on buybacks in 2024 so far, enhancing shareholder value.Trefis Team, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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Telstra Group will have its shareholder loans of $80 million ($128 million Australian) repaid, and take a minority stake in DAZN of approximately 3%.Todd Spangler, Variety, 22 Dec. 2024
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“Compensated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compensated. Accessed 27 Dec. 2024.
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