compensar — meaning in English

English meaning

• balance noun A state in which opposing weights, forces, or elements are evenly matched; stability.
• compensate verb To pay someone money to make up for a loss, injury, or inconvenience.

Senses

compensar is used for these senses in English:

• balance (transitive) To bring (items) to an equipoise, as the scales of a balance by adjusting the weights.
• make up To compensate, to fill in, to catch up.
• pay off (intransitive) To become worthwhile; to produce a net benefit.

balance — full definition

1. noun A state in which opposing weights, forces, or elements are evenly matched; stability.
2. noun The amount of money left in an account after deposits and withdrawals, or the difference between credits and debits.
3. verb To bring something into a state of equilibrium, or to keep it steady without falling.

compensate — full definition

1. verb To pay someone money to make up for a loss, injury, or inconvenience.
2. verb To make up for a weakness or problem by adjusting something else.

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