1. making up for something unwelcome or unpleasant by exerting an opposite force or effect
Usage: present participle of compensate
2. giving someone money or something else of value in exchange for loss, suffering, or injury
Usage: present participle of compensate

1. serving to make up for or counteract something

Examples

• The company is compensating workers for their overtime hours.
• She’s compensating for her lack of experience with extra enthusiasm.
• The insurance company is compensating victims of the accident.
• His loud voice was compensating for his nervousness.
• The compensating mechanism keeps the machine balanced.
• They’re compensating employees who lost wages during the strike.
• The teacher used compensating strategies to help struggling students.