ˈkɒm.pən.seɪt ˈkɑm.pənˌseɪt ˌkaʊntə(ɹ)ˈbæləns ˈkʌvɚ ˈkʌvə

ˌɹɛkəmˈpɛns ɹɪˈdɹɛs ɹɪˈmjuːnəɹeɪt make payment to; compensate My efforts were not remunerated make amends for; pay compensation for One can never fully repair the suffering and losses of the Jews in the Third Reich She was compensated for the loss of her arm in the accident do or give something to somebody in return Does she pay you for the work you are doing? make reparations or amends for right a wrong done to the victims of the Holocaust adjust for engineers will work to correct the effects of air resistance make up for shortcomings or a feeling of inferiority by exaggerating good qualities he is compensating for being a bad father