Dictionary entry

Compensate

Pronunciation: /ˈkɒmpɛnseɪt/

Pronunciation

/ˈkɒmpɛnseɪt/

Myanmar Meaning

(v) အလျော်ပေးသည်။ လျော်ကြေးပေးသည်။ အစားထိုးသည်။ ထေသည်။

Definition

compensate /'kɒmpenseÇt/ v ~ (sb) for sth အေလ်ာ္ေပးသည္။ ေလ်ာ္ေၾကးေပးသည္။ အစားထိုးသည္။ ေထသည္။ Nothing can compensate for the death of a loved one. ❍ A dog's good sense of smell compensates for its poor eyesight. ❍ She was compensated by the insurance company for her injuries. compensatory /kɒmpen'seÇtǝri; US kǝm- 'pensǝtↄ:ri/ adj : The court awarded her compensatory damages.

Examples

  1. [compensate for] : This payment more than compensates for what we’ve lost.
  2. Lack of confidence is often compensated for by an aggressive manner.
  3. [compensate someone for something] : They were unlikely to be compensated for the damage to the house.