compensate com·pen·sate

compensate com·pen·sate
['kɒmpənˌseɪt]
1. vt

to compensate sb (for sth) — compensare qn (per qc), (financially) indennizzare or risarcire qn (per qc)

workers made redundant will be compensated — i lavoratori in esubero riceveranno un indennizzo

2. vi

to compensate for — compensare


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  • com|pen|sate — «KOM puhn sayt», verb, sat|ed, sat|ing. –v.t. 1. to make an equal return to; give an equivalent to: »The hunters compensated the farmer for killing his cow by paying him. SYNONYM(S): recompense. 2. to pay: » …   Useful english dictionary

  • com´pen|sat´ing|ly — com|pen|sate «KOM puhn sayt», verb, sat|ed, sat|ing. –v.t. 1. to make an equal return to; give an equivalent to: »The hunters compensated the farmer for killing his cow by paying him. SYNONYM(S): recompense. 2. to pay: » …   Useful english dictionary

  • compensate — com·pen·sate / käm pən ˌsāt, ˌpen / vt sat·ed, sat·ing: to make an appropriate and usu. counterbalancing payment to compensate the victims for their injuries adequately compensated for her work com·pen·sa·to·ry /kəm pen sə ˌtōr ē/ adj …   Law dictionary

  • compensate — com‧pen‧sate [ˈkɒmpənseɪt ǁ ˈkɑːm ] verb [intransitive, transitive] 1. to pay someone money because they have suffered injury, loss, or damage: compensate somebody for something • He has promised to compensate farmers for the price cuts. 2. HUMAN …   Financial and business terms

  • Compensate — Com pen*sate (? or ?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Compensated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Compensating}.] [L. compensatus, p. p. of compensare, prop., to weigh several things with one another, to balance with one another, verb intens. fr. compendere. See… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Compensate — Com pen*sate, v. i. To make amends; to supply an equivalent; followed by for; as, nothing can compensate for the loss of reputation. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • compensate — com•pen•sate [[t]ˈkɒm pənˌseɪt[/t]] v. sat•ed, sat•ing 1) to recompense for something; pay: Let me compensate you for your trouble[/ex] 2) to counterbalance; offset; make up for: He compensated his homeliness with personal charm[/ex] 3) mec to… …   From formal English to slang

  • compensate — com|pen|sate [ˈkɔmpənseıt US ˈka:m ] v [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of compensare, from compendere; COMPENDIUM] 1.) [I] to replace or balance the effect of something bad ▪ Because my left eye is so weak, my right eye has… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • compensate — com·pen·sate käm pən .sāt, .pen vb, sat·ed; sat·ing vt to subject to or remedy by physiological compensation <compensated hypertensive patients> vi to undergo or engage in psychic or physiological compensation <his aggression was an… …   Medical dictionary

  • compensate — com|pen|sate [ kampən,seıt ] verb ** 1. ) intransitive to change or remove the bad result of something: compensate for: This payment more than compensates for what we ve lost. a ) to behave in a way that is intended to reduce the effects of a… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • compensate — com·pen·sate …   English syllables

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