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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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Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 28 Feb. 2025
The Federal Deposit Insurance Commission and Federal Reserve Board found continuing weaknesses related to data reliability and the firm’s compensating controls, the groups said in June.
—William Gavin, Quartz, 28 Feb. 2025
That’s substantial, and pitch-framing skills have never played a bigger role in how catchers are evaluated — and, ultimately, compensated — by the Minnesota Twins and other teams.
—Aaron Gleeman, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
Chloe Bailey, who performs as a solo musician under the moniker Chlöe, is being sued by a songwriter who claims to not have been properly compensated for their work.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 24 Feb. 2025
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The investigation also found that Zane in March 2020 allegedly entered into a consulting agreement with a film company in which she would be compensated $12,000 for consulting services on a film project and access to her research materials.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 28 Feb. 2025
The Federal Deposit Insurance Commission and Federal Reserve Board found continuing weaknesses related to data reliability and the firm’s compensating controls, the groups said in June.
—William Gavin, Quartz, 28 Feb. 2025
That’s substantial, and pitch-framing skills have never played a bigger role in how catchers are evaluated — and, ultimately, compensated — by the Minnesota Twins and other teams.
—Aaron Gleeman, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
Chloe Bailey, who performs as a solo musician under the moniker Chlöe, is being sued by a songwriter who claims to not have been properly compensated for their work.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 24 Feb. 2025
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“Compensate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compensate. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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