compensate (English)

Etymology

From - compensatus, past participle of - |to weight together one thing against another, balance, make good, later also shorten, spare, from - |together + - |to weight.

Pronunciation

  • - /ˈkɒmpənseɪt/
  • - /"kAmp@nseIt/
  • en-us-compensate.ogg

    • Verb

    compensat|ing

    To pay or reward someone in exchange for work done or some other consideration.

  • It is hard work, but they will compensate you well for it.

    • To make_up for; to do something in place of something else; to correct, satisfy; to reach an agreement such that the scales are literal|literally or (metaphor|metaphorically) balanced; to equalize or make even.

  • He tries to use a loud voice to compensate for a lack of personality.
  • To compensate me for his tree landing on my shed, my neighbor paved my driveway, which he could do since he owned his own business.

    • To adjust or adapt to a change; often a negative, (harmful, or deprive|depriving) or undesired one.

  • I don't like driving that old car because it always steers a little to the left so I'm forever compensating for that when I drive it. Trust me, it gets annoying real fast.
  • To compensate for his broken leg, Gary uses crutches.

    • Derived terms

  • compensation
  • compensatory
  • recompense
  • recompensate

    • Related terms

  • compensable
  • compensably

    • Synonyms

    1. To pay
  • guerdon
  • reimburse to pay back
    • 2. To make_up for, correct, satisfy, or equalize, to balance the scales, to equalize or make even. 3. To adjust to a change.

    Translations

    to pay someone in exchange for work done or some other consideration

  • Bulgariska - обезщетявам
  • Bulgariska - компенсирам
  • Kroatiska - kompenzirati
    • , nadoknaditi, nadomjestiti
  • Finska - hyvittää
    • , korvata
  • German: eine Kompensation zahlen
  • Hebrew: לתגמל (le'tagmel)
  • Ungerska - kárpótol
  • Ungerska - kártalanít
  • Japanska - 補填
  • Norska - kompensere
  • Rumänska - compensa
  • Ryska - компенсировать
  • Ryska - возмещать
  • Ryska - возместить
  • Scottish Gaelic - dìol|xs=Scottish Gaelic

    • to make up for; to do something in place of something else; to correct or fill

  • Kroatiska - kompenzirati
    • , nadoknaditi, nadomjestiti
  • Holländska - compenseren
  • Finska - kompensoida
  • Tyska - kompensieren
  • Hebrew: לפצות (le'fatzot)
  • Ungerska - kompenzál
  • Ungerska - ellensúlyoz
  • Japanska - 補填
  • Norska - kompensere
  • Ryska - компенсировать
  • Ryska - возмещать
  • Ryska - возместить
  • Scottish Gaelic - dìol|xs=Scottish Gaelic

    • fr

    : compinscate

    pt

    : compensar

    External links

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    compensate (Italian)

    Verb

    compensate

    - |2|p|pres|ind|lang=it

    - |2|p|imp|lang=it

    - Feminine plural|compensato

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    compensate (Latin)

    Verb

    compensāte

    - compensō|2|p|pres|act|imp|lang=la

    zh-min-nan:compensate simple:compensate

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