| Main Entry: | compensate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make restitution |
Synonyms: |
atone, come down with, commit, guerdon, indemnify, make good, pay, pay up, plank out, pony up, recompense, recoup, refund, reimburse, remunerate, repay, requite, reward, satisfy, shell out, take care of, tickle the palm |
Antonyms: |
deprive, fine, forfeit, lose |
| Main Entry: | discharge |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | pay, settle debt |
Synonyms: |
clear, honor, liquidate, meet, pay up, quit, relieve, satisfy, square up |
Antonyms: |
owe |
| Main Entry: | remunerate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | compensate, reward |
Synonyms: |
accord, ante up, award, dish out, do business, grant, guerdon, indemnify, pay, pay off, pay up, post, recompense, redress, reimburse, repay, requite, shell out, spring for, vouchsafe |
Antonyms: |
charge, seize, take, withhold |
| Main Entry: | spend |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give, pay out |
Synonyms: |
absorb, allocate, ante up, apply, bestow, blow*, cast away, come across, come through, concentrate, confer, consume, contribute, cough up, defray, deplete, disburse, dispense, dissipate, donate, drain, drop, employ, empty, evote, exhaust, expend, foot the bill, fritter, give, hand out, invest, lavish, lay out, liquidate, misspend, outlay, pay down, pay up, put in, run through, settle, shell out, spring for, squander, throw away, use, use up, waste |
Antonyms: |
earn, get, receive |
| Main Entry: | square |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | pay off, satisfy |
Synonyms: |
balance, bribe, buy, buy off, clear, clear off, clear up, corrupt, discharge, fix, have, liquidate, make even, pay, pay up, quit, rig, settle, tamper with |
Antonyms: |
owe |