Definition of "compensate" []

• To offset; counterbalance. (verb-transitive)
• To make satisfactory payment or reparation to; recompense or reimburse: Management compensated us for the time we worked. (verb-transitive)
• To stabilize the purchasing power of (a monetary unit) by changing the gold content in order to counterbalance price variations. (verb-transitive)
• To serve as or provide a substitute or counterbalance. (verb-intransitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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• "However chief executive Colin Tweedy said: "It is important to stress that in no way will a growth in private-sector funding in the short or medium-term compensate for cuts of between 25 and 40 per cent.""
• "However am very luck as do get a weekday off to compensate, which is rather lovely, and I usually spend at least part of the day with my Dad-this week we shall be working on the front garden!"