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Means Eslpod Bad Verb Compensate Pay Compensated Work

Id ESLPod_0460_WE_0595
Episode Id ESLPod 460
Episode Title Working in a Bad Economy
Phrase to compensate
Text In this podcast, the verb "to compensate" means to pay someone for one's work: "The small company wasn't able to pay people very much, but it compensated them for their work by giving them a lot of vacation time and good health insurance." The verb "to compensate" also means to make up for something bad, or to do something to counter-balance something bad: "When Jaroslav wasn't able to go to his daughter's basketball game, he compensated by taking her to the zoo the next day." Finally, "to overcompensate" means to try to do too much of something, usually because one feels bad about something that happened: "Some parents who work long hours and don't spend very much time with their children try to overcompensate by buying them lots of expensive presents."
Topics Business

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