ENGLISH WORD FILE NO. 00805 · Core CSAT & TOEIC Vocabulary
compensate
v.
US/ˈkɑːmpənseɪt/
UK/ˈkɒmpənseɪt/
CSAT Frequency62/100
TOEIC Frequency74/100
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Meanings of compensate
1verb
To give someone money or something else as payment for loss, damage, or inconvenience they have suffered.
The company compensated workers for the overtime they worked last month.
The company compensated workers for the overtime they worked last month.
Passengers were compensated when their flight was delayed by eight hours.
Passengers were compensated when their flight was delayed by eight hours.
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Derivatives of compensate
compensation
compensation (noun)
Employees received a generous compensation package including salary and benefits.
Employees received a generous compensation package including salary and benefits.
compensatory
compensatory (adjective)
The judge ordered compensatory damages to cover medical expenses and lost wages.
The judge ordered compensatory damages to cover medical expenses and lost wages.
compensate for
compensate for (phrasal verb)
Extra tutoring can compensate for gaps in a student's basic knowledge.
Extra tutoring can compensate for gaps in a student's basic knowledge.
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Synonyms & Antonyms of compensate
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Common Phrases with compensate
compensate for losscompensate for loss
compensate employeescompensate employees
compensate someone for damagecompensate someone for damage
financially compensatefinancially compensate
adequately compensateadequately compensate
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Practice Question: compensate
Choose the best word for the blank
The insurance company agreed to ___ the homeowner for the damage caused by the storm.
- A compensating
- B compensate
- C compensated
- D compensation
The infinitive form 'compensate' follows 'to' in the phrase 'agreed to compensate,' which is the correct grammatical construction.