Compensated
/ˈkɒmpənseɪtɪd/
Definitions
- (adj.) Having been given monetary or other recompense for loss, injury, or service.
The employee was compensated for overtime work.
- (v.) Past tense and past participle of compensate, meaning to make amends or payment for loss or suffering.
The company compensated the client for the defective product.
Forms
- compensate
- compensates
- compensating
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Commentary
Used adjectivally to describe a party who has received payment; as a verb, it denotes the act of making payment or amends in the past.
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