compensate

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in Vietnamese Bồi thường, đền bù

BrE /ˈkɒmpənseɪt/ AmE /ˈkɑːmpənsˌeɪt/

verb en → vi

past compensated pp compensated ing compensating

1 PAY MONEY [transitive] B1

Bồi thường, đền bù

to give someone money to make up for a loss or injury, or as payment for something that is difficult or unpleasant

  • compensate somebody for something

Collocations compensate someone for injury · compensate someone financially

  • The company compensated the workers for their overtime.

    Công ty đã bồi thường cho công nhân về việc làm thêm giờ.

2 MAKE UP FOR [transitive] B2

Bù đắp lại, bù vào

to do something to make up for a loss or injury, or as payment for something that is difficult or unpleasant

  • compensate for something

Collocations compensate for a mistake · compensate for a loss

  • He tried to compensate for his lack of experience with hard work.

    Anh ấy đã cố gắng bù đắp lại sự thiếu kinh nghiệm bằng cách làm việc chăm chỉ.

1 REWARD [transitive] C1

Trả công, thưởng

to give someone money or something else as a reward for doing something difficult, unpleasant, or dangerous

  • compensate somebody for something

Collocations compensate someone financially · compensate someone with a bonus

  • The company compensated the workers for their dangerous work.

    Công ty đã trả công cho công nhân vì công việc nguy hiểm của họ.

2 EQUATE [transitive] C1

Xem như tương đương, coi là bằng nhau

to consider or treat something as being equal to something else, especially when this is not fair or reasonable

  • compensate for something

Collocations compensate for a difference · compensate for an error

  • The company compensated for the lack of experience with higher pay.

    Công ty đã xem như tương đương sự thiếu kinh nghiệm bằng mức lương cao hơn.