Meaning & use
compensate
To make up for a loss, damage, or lack of something, often by giving money or an equivalent benefit.
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The airline compensated passengers with vouchers after the long flight delay.
He tried to compensate for his poor eyesight by sitting at the front of the class.
A note on using this word
Compensate can mean paying someone back financially, or balancing out a weakness in one area by strengthening another.
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