compensates
Balances the scales
Compensates means to offset, balance, or make up for something.
A person compensates for a weakness by developing other strengths: She compensates for her lack of height with exceptional quickness.
To compensate someone is to pay them for work or to make amends for harm: The company compensated workers for unpaid overtime.
Nothing can compensate for the loss of a child.
Gives money owed
- reimbursesPays back expenses
- rewardsBenefits given for merit
- remitsSends payment due
- indemnifiesSecures against loss
remunerates · repays · settles · wages · salary · bonus · stipend · fee
Counteracts to balance
- counterbalancesNeutralizes opposing forces
- balancesKeeps from toppling
- correctsFixes a mistake
- adjustsAlters for improvement
neutralizes · equalizes · calibrates · regulates · modifies · accounts for · counteracts · mitigates
Compensation for wrongdoing
- atonesMakes reparation for wrongdoing
- redressesFixes past wrongs
- makes goodFulfills an obligation
- rectifiesCorrects or fixes
remedies · repairs · restores · reparation · restitution · damages · settlement · indemnity
pays
Gives money owed
- reimbursesPays back expenses
- rewardsBenefits given for merit
- remitsSends payment due
indemnifies · remunerates · repays · settles · wages · salary · bonus · stipend · fee · overtime
offsets
Counteracts to balance
- counterbalancesNeutralizes opposing forces
- balancesKeeps from toppling
- correctsFixes a mistake
adjusts · neutralizes · equalizes · calibrates · regulates · modifies · accounts for · counteracts · mitigates · rectifies
amends
Compensation for wrongdoing
- atonesMakes reparation for wrongdoing
- redressesFixes past wrongs
- makes goodFulfills an obligation
rectifies · remedies · repairs · restores · reparation · restitution · damages · settlement · indemnity · recoupment
compensatesneglects
Fails to care for
ignores · exacerbates · worsens · aggravates · overlooks
- compensation paymentsMoney owed for damages
- compensation plansStructured employee payment systems
- victim compensationPayment to those harmed
- worker's compensationInsurance for job injuries
- workmen's compensationInsurance for job injuries
- workers compensationEmployer-funded injury benefits
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