Compensar
Example: El jefe decidió compensar a los empleados por las horas extras.
Definition
"Compensar" means to make up for something by providing an equivalent or counterbalance, often used in contexts like rewarding employees for extra hours worked or balancing out a loss or deficit.
Etymology
The word "compensar" comes from the Latin 'compensare,' which means to weigh one thing against another or balance. It combines 'com-' (together) and 'pensare' (to weigh). Did you know it originally referred to physically balancing scales before it took on broader meanings?
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"Compensar" appears in the Vocaplus list "Spanish - General - (B1) - set 6", containing 114 commonly used words.
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