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| bankrupt |
in a state of having been legally declared incapable of paying off one's debts and having one's assets administered by a court to compensate creditors. [1/6 definitions] |
| cancel |
of two factors, to compensate for or neutralize one another (often fol. by out). [1/5 definitions] |
| hedge |
a means of limiting the extent of possible loss by acting ahead of time to compensate for it. [2/5 definitions] |
| make good |
to prove oneself or compensate for past failings. [1/2 definitions] |
| make up |
to make things right again; compensate; pay back (usu. fol. by "for"). [2/7 definitions] |
| offset |
to balance or compensate for. [1/9 definitions] |
| pay |
to compensate. [1/16 definitions] |
| recompense |
to repay someone for having given service or having suffered a loss; compensate. [2/4 definitions] |
| remunerate |
to pay or compensate for services, goods, or losses. [1/2 definitions] |
| repair1 |
to compensate or make amends for. [1/6 definitions] |
| restitution |
the payment of money in order to compensate for damage, loss, or injury. [1/2 definitions] |
| supply1 |
to compensate for a lack or deficiency of. [1/9 definitions] |
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