Compensate and Repay

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Compensate

Compensate verb - To provide (someone) with a just payment for loss or injury.

Usage example: you'll have to compensate the neighbors for cutting down their tree

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Repay is a synonym for compensate in recompense topic. In some cases you can use "Repay" instead a verb "Compensate", when it comes to topics like finance, pay, pay off, requite. popular alternative

Nearby Words: compensation, compensating, compensatory, compensator, compensative

Repay

Repay verb - To make a return payment to.

Usage example: I repaid my friend the $20 he had lent me

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Compensate is a synonym for repay in pay topic. You can use "Compensate" instead a verb "Repay", if it concerns topics such as pay back, finance, pay off, reimburse. popular alternative

Nearby Words: repayment, repaying, repayable

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life	compensate life	repay life
people	compensate people	repay people
price	compensate price	repay price
time	compensate time	repay time
Other words: way.

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