to+compensate+sb+for

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• compensate — com‧pen‧sate [ˈkɒmpənseɪt ǁ ˈkɑːm ] verb [intransitive, transitive] 1. to pay someone money because they have suffered injury, loss, or damage: compensate somebody for something • He has promised to compensate farmers for the price cuts. 2. HUMAN …   Financial and business terms

• compensate — [[t]kɒ̱mpənseɪt[/t]] compensates, compensating, compensated 1) VERB To compensate someone for money or things that they have lost means to pay them money or give them something to replace that money or those things. [V n for n] The official… …   English dictionary

• compensate — v. 1) (d; intr.) ( to make up for ) to compensate for (I cannot compensate for my inferiority complex) 2) (D; tr.) ( to reimburse ) to compensate for (to compensate smb. for damages) * * * [ kɒmpənseɪt] (d; intr.) ( to make up for ) to compensate …   Combinatory dictionary

• compensate — com|pen|sate [ˈkɔmpənseıt US ˈka:m ] v [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of compensare, from compendere; COMPENDIUM] 1.) [I] to replace or balance the effect of something bad ▪ Because my left eye is so weak, my right eye has… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• compensate — verb 1 remove/reduce the bad effect of sth ADVERB ▪ amply, fully ▪ more than ▪ The advantages of the plan more than compensate for the risks associated with it. ▪ partially, partly …   Collocations dictionary

• compensate */*/ — UK [ˈkɒmpənseɪt] / US [ˈkɑmpənˌseɪt] verb Word forms compensate : present tense I/you/we/they compensate he/she/it compensates present participle compensating past tense compensated past participle compensated 1) a) [intransitive] to change or… …   English dictionary

• compensate — verb 1 (I) to replace or balance something good that has been lost or is lacking, by providing or doing something equally good: Because my left eye is so weak, my right eye has to work harder to compensate. (+ for): Her intelligence more than… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• compensate — / kɒmpənseɪt/ verb to give someone money to make up for a loss or injury ● In this case we will compensate a manager for loss of commission. ● The company will compensate the employee for the burns suffered in the accident. (NOTE: You compensate… …   Dictionary of banking and finance

• compensate — com|pen|sate [ kampən,seıt ] verb ** 1. ) intransitive to change or remove the bad result of something: compensate for: This payment more than compensates for what we ve lost. a ) to behave in a way that is intended to reduce the effects of a… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• compensate — com•pen•sate [[t]ˈkɒm pənˌseɪt[/t]] v. sat•ed, sat•ing 1) to recompense for something; pay: Let me compensate you for your trouble[/ex] 2) to counterbalance; offset; make up for: He compensated his homeliness with personal charm[/ex] 3) mec to… …   From formal English to slang

• compensate — compensatingly, adv. compensator, n. /kom peuhn sayt /, v., compensated, compensating. v.t. 1. to recompense for something: They gave him ten dollars to compensate him for his trouble. 2. to counterbalance; offset; be equivalent to: He… …   Universalium