compensate
Example Sentences
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Spurs have badly lacked for creativity from open play throughout Frank's first season but have compensated thanks to their strength from set pieces.
From Barron's
It appears they scaled back purchases in the second half of the year to compensate.
From MarketWatch
Project leaders had to find a way to "compensate" for killing thousands of fish every year.
From BBC
Employees who design the technology are a form of human capital, and are compensated in stock to reflect that.
The rationale is simple: Most startups fail, so the rare successes must be allowed to compensate meaningfully for those losses.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.