entschädigen

German

Etymology

ent- + schädigen

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔɛntˈʃɛːdɪɡŋ̩/, /ʔɛntˈʃɛːdɪɡən/
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  • Hyphenation: ent‧schä‧di‧gen

Verb

entschädigen (third-person singular simple present entschädigt, past tense entschädigte, past participle entschädigt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to compensate; to indemnify
    • 2010, Der Spiegel, issue 39/2010, page 18:
      Die katholische Kirche will ihre Missbrauchsopfer finanziell nicht durch eine pauschale Summe entschädigen, sondern individuell je nach Schwere des Falls.
      The Catholic Church wants to financially compensate their abuse victims not with a lump sum, but individually according to the severity of the case.

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