Used in a Sentence

compensating

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for compensating.

Editorial note

If the point of a business is compensating its employees, that might be a strategy.

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Quick take

That compensates for something.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of compensating gathered in one view.

adjective

That compensates for something.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for compensating.

adjective

That compensates for something.

Example sentences

1

If the point of a business is compensating its employees, that might be a strategy.

2

With options, the startup is compensating you for your present work with a future share of ownership of the company you're helping to build.

3

Not only is taxation of income/capital theft, but so is occupation of valuable Land without compensating those excluded.

4

Although my company prides itself on compensating well, so maybe most startups run a lot leaner than that.

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>If the point of a business is compensating its employees, that might be a strategy.

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Patreon and Kickstarter also work with similar models, compensating for the creative act before it is done (or directly afterwards).

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Not compensating economically weaker countries in a currency union is completely unjust and immoral.

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Usually fellow coworkers wind up compensating (paying) for this imbalance, with no extra reward.

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I have never really stopped to consider either compensating plugin for their work and I rely on them daily.

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With OpenSSL many apparently did use it and resell it without compensating upstream.

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The two things that are a knock on Uber today are the politics around taxi licenses and the politics around compensating their drivers.

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Don't reduce their commission base - you're running a very real risk of dramatically under compensating your star performers, and overcompensating your dullards.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use compensating in a sentence?

If the point of a business is compensating its employees, that might be a strategy.

What does compensating mean?

That compensates for something.

What part of speech is compensating?

compensating is commonly used as adjective.