Compensate

"Compensate" in German

aufwiegen

(to balance the scales, to equalize, to reach equilibrium)

ausbügeln

(to make up for; to do something in place of something else; to correct or fill)

ausgleichen

(to do (something good) after (something bad) happens)

ausgleichen

(to balance the scales, to equalize, to reach equilibrium)

ausgleichen

(to make up for; to do something in place of something else; to correct or fill)

ausgleichen

(to adjust or adapt to a change, often a harm or deprivation)

eine Kompensation zahlen

(to pay or reward someone in exchange for work done or some other consideration)

entgelten

(to pay or reward someone in exchange for work done or some other consideration)

etwas dagegensetzen

(to adjust or adapt to a change, often a harm or deprivation)

kompensieren

(to do (something good) after (something bad) happens)

kompensieren

(to make up for; to do something in place of something else; to correct or fill)

vergüten

(to pay or reward someone in exchange for work done or some other consideration)

wettmachen

(to make up for; to do something in place of something else; to correct or fill)

wiedergutmachen

(to do (something good) after (something bad) happens)

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.