How to pronounce compensate

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What compensate means

verb

To make up for something lost, missing, or wrong

In a sentence: The pizza shop gave us free cookies to compensate for the late delivery.

Where it comes from: It comes from a Latin word meaning "to weigh one thing against another."

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