The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word PAYS which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2020.
Compensates crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| PAYS | 64 % | 4 |
| ATONES | 27 % | 6 |
| REPAYS | 9 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Compensates
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- recompense
- remunerate
- pay off
- pay
- redress
- indemnify
- counterbalance
- even out
- even up
- make up
- right
- correct
Crossword Answer definitions
PAYS noun- Money given in return for work; salary or wages.
- To give money or other compensation to in exchange for goods or services.
- To discharge, as a debt or other obligation, by giving or doing what is due or required.
- To be profitable for.
- To give (something else than money).
- To be profitable or worth the effort.
- To discharge an obligation or debt.
- To suffer consequences.
- To admit that a joke, punchline, etc., was funny.
- To cover (the bottom of a vessel, a seam, a spar, etc.) with tar or pitch, or a waterproof composition of tallow, resin, etc.; to smear.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result PAYS
- Plunks down
- Picks up the tab
- Shells out
- Remunerates
- Picks up the check
- Is rewarding
- Proves beneficial
- Amanda of The Flash
- Is worthwhile
- Proves worthwhile
More clues leading to the result ATONES
- Makes amends for
- Does penance
- Compensates
- Rights wrongs
- Expiates
- Makes amends
- Makes up (for)
- Shows contrition
- Makes up
- Sets it right