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compensate

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Definition of compensate

Etymology

    Latin compensatus, past participle of compensare (“to weight together one thing against another, balance, make good, later also shorten, spare”) < com- (“together”) + pensare (“to weight”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA: /ˈk'mpənseɪt/
  • (US) SAMPA: /"kAmp@nseIt/
  • Audio (US) [?]

Verb

compensate (third-person singular simple present compensates, present participle compensating, simple past and past participle compensated)

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

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

  2. To make up for; to do something in place of something else; to correct or fill.

    He tries to use a loud voice to compensate for a lack of personality.

Derived terms

Further reading

In economics, financial compensation may refer to:

  • Damages, legal term for the financial compensation recoverable by reason of another's breach of duty
  • Nationalization compensation, compensation paid in the event of nationalization of property
  • Payment
  • Remuneration
    • Deferred compensation
    • Executive compensation
    • Royalties
    • Salary
    • Wage
  • workers' compensation, to protect employees who have incurred work-related injuries

References:

  1. Wiktionary. Published under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.



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