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compensate

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A quick definition of compensate:

Term: COMPENSATE

Definition: To give someone money or something else to make up for something they have done or to make up for something that has been lost or damaged. For example, if someone does a job for you, you should compensate them by paying them for their time and effort. If someone is hurt because of something you did, you should compensate them by paying for their medical bills or other expenses related to their injury.

A more thorough explanation:

compensate (kom-pən-sayt), vb.

  1. To pay someone for services they have provided.
  2. To make up for a loss or injury by giving something in return.
  • The company compensated the workers for their overtime by giving them extra pay.
  • The airline compensated the passengers for the delay by offering them vouchers for future flights.
  • The government compensated the victims of the natural disaster by providing them with financial aid.

The examples illustrate how compensate means to give something in return for a service or loss. In the first example, the workers were compensated with extra pay for their overtime work. In the second example, the airline compensated the passengers for the inconvenience caused by the delay. In the third example, the government compensated the victims of the natural disaster for their losses by providing them with financial aid.

compensable injury | compensated surety

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i heard the group interview is really chill and I'm kinda excited to do it
seems cool
13:14
Yeah, 7sage has a page that talks about the questions for each schools interview, GULC's seems unique
13:15
Idk how much of an effect it has on admissions chances but should be cool either way
ive heard the conversion rate for gulc group interview is pretty high even moreso if you have the stats
it's hard to say but i've also heard that the group interview is harder to get than the alumni interview. but who really knows tbh
im p sure they don't interview everyone and getting one this early should be a great sign!
13:16
Yeah I've heard the same ab the group interview
13:17
So maybe I'll see you in D.C. a year from now lmao
initiallaw
13:32
Speaking of stat twins kazuyamishima were exact stat twins lol
17:13
Anyone going to the UGA zoom thing on the 22nd?
17:16
My bad, 24th*
Idk, what's it for?
@Law-Guy: How'd you get the Vandy fee waiver?
17:32
What does going ur3 in 3 days mean at Uva 😅
that you will get UR2 in 3 more
17:33
somethings gotta give
I’m new. What’s the UR and UR2?
17:35
I already went ur2. It’s the 3rd status date change
17:35
@RustyWrangler: attend one of their virtual info sessions and they'll send you a fee waiver
@Law-Guy: Awesome, thanks! I'll sign up rn!
i'm not entirely sure
They've recently been sending a lot of interview invites
It means status change?
17:47
Someone said there is a wl/r wave coming but how can that even be predicted 😭
17:48
Where?
Quillinit
17:50
This is obviously not true for UVA. Past years show they don't send any non A results until December
boglue
18:05
this is gonna sound so dumb but what do yall mean when you say date change
18:07
So the date under “application under review” changes with each reader.
boglue
18:08
does anything automatically update on the lsd checker or is that all manual
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