The Clue
Pay (10 letter answer)
The Answer
COMPENSATE
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Notes
The answer COMPENSATE is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Definition
COMPENSATE as a verb:
1. (compensate, counterbalance, correct, make up, even out, even off, even up) = adjust for; "engineers will work to correct the effects or air resistance"
2. (compensate, recompense, repair, indemnify) = make amends for; pay compensation for; "One can never fully repair the suffering and losses of the Jews in the Third Reich"; "She was compensated for the loss of her arm in the accident"
3. (cover, compensate, overcompensate) = make up for shortcomings or a feeling of inferiority by exaggerating good qualities; "he is compensating for being a bad father"
4. (right, compensate, redress, correct) = make reparations or amends for; "right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust"
5. (pay, pay off, make up, compensate) = do or give something to somebody in return; "Does she pay you for the work you are doing?"
6. (compensate, recompense, remunerate) = make payment to; compensate; "My efforts were not remunerated"