compensate for injury
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remunerate for injury — index compensate (remunerate) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
give satisfaction for injury — index compensate (remunerate) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
compensate — com·pen·sate / käm pən ˌsāt, ˌpen / vt sat·ed, sat·ing: to make an appropriate and usu. counterbalancing payment to compensate the victims for their injuries adequately compensated for her work com·pen·sa·to·ry /kəm pen sə ˌtōr ē/ adj … Law dictionary
compensate — com‧pen‧sate [ˈkɒmpənseɪt ǁ ˈkɑːm ] verb [intransitive, transitive] 1. to pay someone money because they have suffered injury, loss, or damage: compensate somebody for something • He has promised to compensate farmers for the price cuts. 2. HUMAN … Financial and business terms
injury time — noun (in ball games) extra time allowed for play to compensate for time lost as a result of injury stoppages during the game • • • Main Entry: ↑injure * * * noun [noncount] Brit : time that is added at the end of a game of hockey, soccer, etc.,… … Useful english dictionary
compensate — ► VERB 1) give (someone) something to reduce or balance the bad effect of loss, suffering, or injury. 2) (compensate for) make up for (something undesirable) by exerting an opposite force or effect. DERIVATIVES compensator noun compensatory… … English terms dictionary
injury time — ► NOUN Brit. ▪ (in soccer and other sports) extra playing time allowed to compensate for time lost as a result of injuries … English terms dictionary
compensate — verb 1 remove/reduce the bad effect of sth ADVERB ▪ amply, fully ▪ more than ▪ The advantages of the plan more than compensate for the risks associated with it. ▪ partially, partly … Collocations dictionary
compensate — com|pen|sate [ˈkɔmpənseıt US ˈka:m ] v [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of compensare, from compendere; COMPENDIUM] 1.) [I] to replace or balance the effect of something bad ▪ Because my left eye is so weak, my right eye has… … Dictionary of contemporary English
compensate */*/ — UK [ˈkɒmpənseɪt] / US [ˈkɑmpənˌseɪt] verb Word forms compensate : present tense I/you/we/they compensate he/she/it compensates present participle compensating past tense compensated past participle compensated 1) a) [intransitive] to change or… … English dictionary
