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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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Recent Examples of compensate
Beren Cross, The Athletic, 19 Mar. 2025
The translation of Google and OpenAI’s grave proclamations is that AI companies should have exceptions around copyright laws, which would enable them to train AI models without seeking permission or compensating rights holders.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 17 Mar. 2025
Officers are being compensated for their time through a private contract with UnitedHealthcare, according to the KSTP report.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
The team's $40 million budget will increase by at least $8 million, not including the $13 million that's been pledged to compensate football players or the $7 million the school budgeted in severance pay to outgoing coach Mack Brown and his staff over the next two years.
—Zachery Eanes, Axios, 13 Mar. 2025
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The manager has, though, consistently talked up the importance of Aaronson’s running and how that compensates for his team-mates.
—Beren Cross, The Athletic, 19 Mar. 2025
The translation of Google and OpenAI’s grave proclamations is that AI companies should have exceptions around copyright laws, which would enable them to train AI models without seeking permission or compensating rights holders.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 17 Mar. 2025
Officers are being compensated for their time through a private contract with UnitedHealthcare, according to the KSTP report.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
The team's $40 million budget will increase by at least $8 million, not including the $13 million that's been pledged to compensate football players or the $7 million the school budgeted in severance pay to outgoing coach Mack Brown and his staff over the next two years.
—Zachery Eanes, Axios, 13 Mar. 2025
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“Compensate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compensate. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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