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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.
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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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for compensates
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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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Medicaid reimburses up to $125 for a home-health visit from a skilled nurse, or about $200 per day of hospice care, Pentzer said, while a day in the hospital costs an average of about $3,000.—
Sarah Cutler,
Idaho Statesman,
3 Sep. 2025
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Anyone making over that amount pays no additional tax.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
19 Sep. 2025
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Wear it to the office with chunky gold earrings and ballet flats, or throw it on with leggings for casual errands—for less than $20, this staple pays itself off fast.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 Sep. 2025
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Nothing satisfies a comfort food craving like a pan of pasta.—
Jenna Sims,
Southern Living,
16 Sep. 2025
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Unfortunately, this cycle rarely satisfies either partner.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
14 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 20 Sep. 2025.
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