compensate
verb (used with object)
to recompense for something.
compensated
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past participleof compensate.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof compensate.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
compensateverb (used with object)to recompense for something.
Example Sentences
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In addition, 71 percent of claims were compensated either partially or in full, with that figure rising to 93 percent for homes where the damage exceeded 150,000 euros.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
“Those are areas where you’ve really got to think about: Am I getting compensated sufficiently for the risk that I’m taking, that specific credit risk that I’m taking in those regions?”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
The Times asked the center’s attorney if Troupe was compensated for work outside of his board duties, but she did not respond.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
Here are five questions to ask a potential adviser: How are you compensated, and can you show me that in writing?
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026
Jesse didn’t have to imagine this fate: Such people were all around him, ticked-off employees in their late thirties and forties, lots of them pleasant and adequately compensated, but few of them happy or stimulated.
From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz
