Compensate - English meaning

verb

Make amends or reparation.

Usage examples:

A human sacrifice to atone for the sin

verb

To do something that shows you are sorry for something bad that you did or for something that you failed to do

Usage examples:

The director of the company has expressed a wish to atone for her past sins.

noun

An even distribution of weight enabling someone or something to remain upright and steady.

Usage examples:

She lost her balance and fell

verb

Put (something) in a steady position so that it does not fall.

Usage examples:

A mug that she balanced on her knee

noun

Harmonious arrangement or relation of parts within a whole

noun

A weight that balances another weight.

Usage examples:

The trolley used a counterbalance and leverage action to reduce the effort of lifting loads

verb

(of a weight) balance (another weight).

Usage examples:

The sitter's weight counterbalances the tilting pressure on the backrest

verb

To have an equal but opposite effect on something in a positive way, so that it does not have too much of a particular characteristic

Usage examples:

Investment in forestry projects is intended to counterbalance the effects of carbon emissions., sho…

verb

Make amends or reparation for (guilt or wrongdoing).

Usage examples:

Their sins must be expiated by sacrifice

verb

To show that you are sorry for bad behaviour by doing something or accepting punishment

Usage examples:

To expiate a crime/sin

verb

Compensate (someone) for harm or loss.

Usage examples:

Each of the parties shall indemnify me for all reasonable costs of defending such actions and proce…

verb

To pay someone for loss or damage that they have suffered, or to formally promise to do this

Usage examples:

Idemnify sb against sth the insurer will indemnify the policyholder against loss of or damage to th…

collocation

Form or compose

phrasal verb

Invent a story or plan.

Usage examples:

She enjoyed making up tall tales

phrasal verb

(of parts) compose or constitute a whole.

Usage examples:

Women make up 56 per cent of the student body

noun

A consideration or amount that diminishes or balances the effect of an opposite one.

Usage examples:

Widow's bereavement allowance is an offset against income

verb

Counteract (something) by having an equal and opposite force or effect.

Usage examples:

Donations to charities can be offset against tax

verb

To balance one influence against an opposing influence so that no great difference results

Usage examples:

The extra cost of commuting to work from the suburbs is offset by cheaper rents.

verb

Give (someone) money that is due for work done, goods received, or a debt incurred.

Usage examples:

The traveller paid a guide to show him across

noun

The money paid to someone for regular work.

Usage examples:

An entitlement to sickness pay

verb

Seal (the deck or seams of a wooden ship) with pitch or tar to prevent leakage.

Usage examples:

An open groove between the planks had to be payed by running in hot pitch from a special ladle

idiom

Act or give recompense in recognition of someone's behavior or actions

phrasal verb

Repay a loan to someone.

Usage examples:

A regular amount was deducted from my wages to pay her back

phrasal verb

Take revenge on someone.

Usage examples:

When someone does you wrong, the first instinct is to pay them back for hurting you

verb

Make amends to (someone) for loss or harm suffered; compensate.

Usage examples:

Offenders should recompense their victims

noun

Compensation or reward given for loss or harm suffered or effort made.

Usage examples:

Adequate recompense for workers who lose their jobs

noun

Payment given to someone for an injury suffered, or for the loss of or damage to property

Usage examples:

The government seized the land without recompense to the owners.

verb

Regain (something lost or expended).

Usage examples:

Rains have helped recoup water levels

verb

Regain or make up for

verb

To get back money that has been spent or lost

Usage examples:

It takes a while to recoup your initial costs when you begin a new business.

verb

Put right; correct.

Usage examples:

Mistakes made now cannot be rectified later

verb

To correct or make right

Usage examples:

I hadn’t meant to cause trouble, and asked what i could do to rectify the situation.

verb

To deal with a problem or mistake so that it no longer exists

Usage examples:

How do we rectify the alarming fall in stock market performance?, rectify a problem/situation/mista…

verb

Repay (a person who has spent or lost money).

Usage examples:

The investors should be reimbursed for their losses

verb

Pay (someone) for services rendered or work done.

Usage examples:

They should be remunerated fairly for their work

verb

To pay someone for work that they have done or services that they have provided

Usage examples:

Be remunerated for sth we have had a lot of input into the project and we expect to be remunerated …

verb

Pay back (a loan).

Usage examples:

The loans were to be repaid over a 20-year period

verb

To pay someone money that was borrowed, or to reward (someone)

Usage examples:

How can i ever repay you for your kindness?, [ u ] they expect repayment of the loan over three yea…

verb

To pay back money that you have borrowed

Usage examples:

Repay a loan/debt/mortgage students generally have 10 years to repay their loans., we were told we …

verb

Make appropriate return for (a favour, service, or wrongdoing).

Usage examples:

They are quick to requite a kindness

verb

To give or do something in return for something given to you or done for you

Usage examples:

Requited love is not enough to sustain a long-term relationship.

noun

A plane figure with four equal straight sides and four right angles.

Usage examples:

A grid of ruled squares

adjective

Having the shape or approximate shape of a square.

Usage examples:

A square table

adverb

Directly; straight.

Usage examples:

The ball hit me square in the forehead