Thesaurus results for MAKE UP (FOR)

make up (for)

verb

as in to offset

to balance with an equal force so as to make ineffective the lavish present almost made up for her forgetting his birthday

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This was offset by interest income on securities held in the Trust Account of $108,520 and a change in fair value of the convertible note of $66,021.

Quartz Bot, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
Plager, a small business owner, said his city needs to add new revenue sources to offset the growing cost of providing community services without raising taxes.

Alexcia Negrete, Orange County Register, 12 Nov. 2024

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“Make up (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/make%20up%20%28for%29. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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