compensates

verb

Meaning

To do (something good) after (something bad) happens
To pay or reward someone in exchange for work done or some other consideration.
To make up for; to do something in place of something else; to correct, satisfy; to reach an agreement such that the scales are literally or (metaphorically) balanced; to equalize or make even.
To adjust or adapt to a change, often a harm or deprivation.

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Related words

recompense(English)remunerate(English)pay off(English)pay(English)redress(English)indemnify(English)counterbalance(English)even out(English)

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Sources

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