Definition of Compensate

to give a form of payment for a good or service or as a means of making up for a misdeed

Examples of Compensate in a sentence

Since I paid over three hundred dollars for my dress, you cannot compensate me for its loss with a fifty dollar check.  🔊

Jeff put in extra hours this afternoon to compensate for his late arrival to work this morning.  🔊

Will Jacob be able to compensate hurting his teenager’s feelings by purchasing her an expensive pair of sneakers?  🔊

To avoid jail time, the young man had to compensate his neighbor for the destruction of his fence by personally building a new border.  🔊

Landscapers love working for me because they know I will compensate them handsomely for their work.  🔊

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