compensate
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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
But prosecutors told the judge that both could be true: Jeffries has already had $11m in cash seized by the US government and if found guilty, may be ordered to compensate victims.
From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026
In other words, the Fed would offer less support to the bond market by holding fewer securities, but compensate by moving its benchmark federal-funds rate lower.
From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026
To compensate for this imbalance, he said, magic existed as a third and powerful force.
From "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" by William Kamkwamba
Vocabulary lists containing compensate
Tier 2 Words for the SBAC ELA Items
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Essential Academic Vocabulary for High School Students, List 2
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The Crucible
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