compensate

8 definitions • 16 examples

to pay someone money in exchange for something that has been lost or damaged or for some problem:

be compensated for Victims of the crash will be compensated for their injuries.

to pay someone money in exchange for work they have done or a service they have provided:

be compensated for You'll be well compensated for the work.

We just want to be fairly compensated.

The company was known for compensating its employees highly.

They are always trying to find ways to get more out of workers and compensate them less.

to provide something good or useful in place of something or to make someone feel better about something that has failed or been lost or missed:

compensate for Nothing will ever compensate for his lost childhood.

more than compensate His enthusiasm more than compensates for his lack of experience.

I took her swimming to compensate for having missed out on going to the cinema.

We were late and I was driving fast to compensate.

to pay someone money in exchange for work done, for something lost or damaged, or for some inconvenience:

Our company tries to keep salaries low, and they compensate employees more with bonuses.

to take the place of something useful or needed with something else of similar value:

When you have a disability, you learn to compensate by doing other things well.

to pay someone money for something that has been lost or damaged:

The government may compensate workers whose pensions have been lost.

Farmers will be compensated for any animals that are slaughtered.

to pay someone money for work that has been done:

Corporations often rely on stock options to compensate executives.

Employees must be compensated for any extra hours worked.

to provide something to reduce the effect of something that has been lost or damaged:

The company is planting trees to compensate for the greenhouse gas generated by airplane flights.