(v. t.) To make equal return to; to remunerate; to recompense; to give an equivalent to; to requite suitably; as, to compensate a laborer for his work, or a merchant for his losses.
(v. t.) To be equivalent in value or effect to; to counterbalance; to make up for; to make amends for.
(v. i.) To make amends; to supply an equivalent; -- followed by for; as, nothing can compensate for the loss of reputation.
Example Sentences:
(1) The acute effect of alcohol manifested itself by decreasing mitochondrial respiration, compensated by increased glycolytic activity of the myocardium so that myocardial energy phosphate concentration remained unchanged.
(2) Results suggest that these resins should be used with some method to compensate for the shrinkage, when used as index material.
(3) Medical prevention and technique and then compensation for these occupational nuisances are then described.
(4) The hemorrhagic syndrome (HS) was identified in 16% of patients with chronic active hepatitis, in 26% with compensated and in 76% with decompensated LC.
(5) On 18 March 1996, the force agreed, without admitting any wrongdoing by any officer, to pay Tomkins £40,000 compensation, and £70,000 for his legal costs.
(6) level was increased in 13 of 19 measurements made in this group, state named "compensated hypothyroidism" according to Patel and Burger.
(7) While there has been almost no political reform during their terms of office, there have been several ambitious steps forward in terms of environmental policy: anti-desertification campaigns; tree planting; an environmental transparency law; adoption of carbon targets; eco-services compensation; eco accounting; caps on water; lower economic growth targets; the 12th Five-Year Plan; debate and increased monitoring of PM2.5 [fine particulate matter] and huge investments in eco-cities, "clean car" manufacturing, public transport, energy-saving devices and renewable technology.
(8) The solution to these problems would seem either to reduce the time spent in rectangular wires or to change to a bracket with reduced torque, together with appropriate second order compensations in the archwire or the bracket.
(9) A compensator connected to the section consisting of the pump-main line-operating member and including a pneumatic resistance and a flaxid non-elastic container enables it in combination with the feedback to maintain through the volumetric displacement of the gas, or changing the pump diaphragm position, the stability of the gas volume in the pneumatic transmission element of the assisted circulation apparatus.
(10) Sympathochromaffin catecholamines are not normally critical but compensate and become critical when glucagon is deficient.
(11) The stretch reflex in man has a direct role in compensating for small disturbances during motor tasks.
(12) The ideal prophylaxis should compensate for the undesired effects of an operation or injury on the coagulation system, without subjecting the patient to the danger of elevated tendency to bleed.
(13) Advocates would point to the influence Giggs maintains in the United midfield – developing a more creative game from a central role to compensate for the loss of his once blistering pace.
(14) A preliminary "profile" of the patient with low back pain who would likely benefit from manual therapy included acute symptom onset with less than a 1-month duration of symptoms, central or paravertebral pain distribution, no previous exposure to spinal manipulation, and no pending litigation or workers' compensation.
(15) The venture capitalist argued in his report, commissioned by the Downing Street policy guru Steve Hilton, in favour of "compensated no fault-dismissal" for small businesses.
(16) The government also faced considerable international political pressure, with the United Nations' special rapporteur on torture, Juan Méndez, calling publicly on the government to "provide full redress to the victims, including fair and adequate compensation", and writing privately to David Cameron, along with two former special rapporteurs, to warn that the government's position was undermining its moral authority across the world.
(17) Taxpayers will pick up an immediate £40m bill for compensating the four shortlisted companies that bid for the west coast franchise.
(18) Adreno-cortical compensation of the concentration of the hormone did not occur in the post-castration period.
(19) The principle of antagonistic compensation was presented by RIESENFELD in 1966 to explain the relative shortening and broadening of hypofunctional bones.
(20) But he won’t call.” Allardyce is also cynical about an offer from Swansea to compensate around 300 Sunderland fans who had booked trips to Wales before the date change.
Recoup
Definition:
(v. t.) Alt. of Recoupe
Example Sentences:
(1) We fought back and we won,” she said, boasting that the CFPB had already recouped $4bn for ordinary people from major financial institutions.
(2) Trading decisions should be pragmatic, but they're not, especially when you're trying to recoup losses like he was."
(3) They do this because they have already recouped research & development (R&D) costs.
(4) Yet thanks to that expensive education, over the course of their lives college graduates are bound to recoup all the money they spent getting their degree – and much more, says the New York Fed.
(5) His company, the People's Lottery, may now pursue legal action to recoup some or all of the £30m it claims it spent on the bid.
(6) The situation leaves companies and researchers in the dark about how much the NHS would pay for the new treatments, and casts uncertainty over whether they can earn enough to recoup their costs, the report says.
(7) In a speech to be delivered at the headquarters of Recoup, a charity that promotes and supports plastic recycling initiatives, Defra minister Lord Taylor of Holbeach will argue that waste plastics represent one of the easiest and most cost-effective areas for the UK to meet its binding recycling targets.
(8) The couple’s meals cost $1,860 while another item – described as “special cleaning” – was listed as costing $6,900 although it was unclear whether that was actually charged or recouped.
(9) It remains to be seen if the cost of subsidising the banks will eventually be recouped by the taxpayer."
(10) Following a pre-West End run in Liverpool, the show recouped its entire £750,000 outlay only six weeks after opening in London.
(11) We’ve had decades of that.” South Australia and New South Wales welcomed the proposal as a way to recoup some of the money taken from the states in the 2014 federal election.
(12) Other banks could be forced to follow suit if the OFT wins the case, but some experts have warned that the banks could introduce fees for ATM withdrawals and other day-to-day banking in an attempt to recoup the money they make through charges – estimated to be around £4bn a year.
(13) Hughes said: "It was his explicit case that he believed he was entitled to say that he had stayed the night in London when he hadn't, and incurred costs in travel when he hadn't, in order to recoup the shortfall of rent that was not payable under the expenses system, and research assistant costs which were likewise not payable.
(14) Ministers hope to recoup much of this money by selling off these investments.
(15) The ExCo also expressed its support for the request for restitution made by Fifa on Wednesday to recoup tens of millions of US dollars from corrupt officials.
(16) Two thirds of the €30bn the French public purse has to recoup will come from tax rises – a percentage that would have Ed Balls exiting stage right – and one third from a public spending freeze.
(17) Analysts forecast that the Sun needed to attract at least 250,000 - and perhaps more than 350,000 - paying subscribers to Sun+ in order to cover the loss of online advertising and recoup the tens of millions of pounds forked out for deals including digital Premier League football highlights.
(18) Sarah Peters, retail analyst at Verdict Research, said: "It is worth remembering that we've had a month of poor weather in May, which has kept shoppers away, so this weekend is more about recouping the losses."
(19) Cherished projects will be delayed, cut or dumped in an attempt to recoup a massive overspend in Britain's defence budget, which faces a black hole of £36bn.
(20) • Employ 50,000-100,000 people to monitor and recoup income from tax avoidance and evasion.