compensate

Example Sentences

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The administrators have won a key non-wage concession: a recognition of a 40-hour work week, with flex time off to compensate for weeks of more than 40 hours.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

And the higher expected returns on equities merely compensate for the risk that will be borne by the taxpayers — a huge and risky financial maneuver with very little payoff.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

The surcharges on international routes don’t compensate for the jump in jet-fuel prices, and the company continues to absorb a significant share of the increased cost, it said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

"This pattern suggests the brain may be reorganizing itself, essentially rejuvenating undamaged networks to compensate for lost function."

From Science Daily • Mar. 29, 2026

Du Bois described as “the public and psychological wage” paid to white workers, who depended on their status and privileges as whites to compensate for low pay and harsh working conditions.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander