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Word entry · 10 letters

compensate

Best crossword clue

"Make up for loss"

10 letters · collected on this word page

10 lettersPronunciation /ˈkɒm.pən.seɪt/Part of speech verbSorted aceemnopstStarts with CEnds with E1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. make payment to; compensate

Word origin

Borrowed from Latin compēnsātus, perfect passive participle of compensō (“to weight together one thing against another, balance, make good”), -ate (verb-forming suffix) for more.

Used in a sentence

  • It is hard work, but they will compensate you well for it.
  • His loud voice cannot compensate for a lack of personality.
  • To compensate me for his tree landing on my shed, my neighbor paved my driveway.

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