- past tense form of compensate.
- past participle of compensate.
compensated
Example Sentences
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The state's premier Chris Minns said on Saturday: "We want those guns handed in, compensated for and safely destroyed."
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
Murrill’s opposition doesn’t necessarily mean that Brooks and other exonerees won’t eventually be compensated.
From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2026
The attacks cost him about $20,000, and Wildberries hasn’t compensated him, he said in an interview, adding that it had granted a three-month deferment on loan payments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
“This agreement with Merlin ensures participating artists are credited and compensated, and that every creation drives listeners back to the original work,” Charlie Hellman, Spotify’s global head of music, said in a statement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
If Shin worked hard, the farmer told him, he would be generously compensated.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
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