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Phrase(s): compensate someone for something
to pay someone [back] money for something. • Don’t worry. I will compensate you for your loss. • Let us compensate you for your expenses., Phrase(s): compensate for something
to counterbalance or counteract something; to make up for something. • Your present kindness will not compensate for your previous rudeness.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs