compensatefor а) компенсировать что-л. (о деньгах) The firmmust compensate you for your travelling costs. The city compensates owners for land taken from them for public building. б) уравнивать, компенсировать (что-л. плохое) A beautiful autumn day like this compensatesfor the wet summer we have had. The loss of money is more than compensatedfor by the joy of having free time. Meeting you unexpectedly certainly compensatesfor missing the train! Nothing could ever compensate me for losing my husband.