compensate
in Vietnamese Bồi thường, đền bù
BrE /ˈkɒmpənseɪt/ AmE /ˈkɑːmpənsˌeɪt/
verb en → vi
past compensated pp compensated ing compensating
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
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The company compensated the workers for their overtime.
Công ty đã bồi thường cho công nhân về việc làm thêm giờ.
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
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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.
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
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The company compensated the workers for their dangerous work.
Công ty đã trả công cho công nhân vì công việc nguy hiểm của họ.
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
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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.