Spanish Conversation · Level 118
59 words
Spanish word
indemnizar
Pronunciation
IPA/indemniˈθaɾ/
Meaning
- verbcompensate
Example
La empresa debe indemnizar a los clientes por las pérdidas.
The company must compensate the customers for their losses.
More examples
El juez obligó a la empresa a indemnizar a los trabajadores.
The judge ordered the company to compensate the workers.
Core concept
Payment that restores a person or entity after losses or damage.
Common phrases
indemnizar a un trabajador
compensate a worker
indemnizar por daños y perjuicios
compensate for damages
indemnizar por despido improcedente
compensate for wrongful dismissal
Similar words
compensar: Provides money to cover or offset a financial loss or harm.
reembolsar: Repays expenses that another person paid or advanced.
abonar: Pays a stated amount, often as a scheduled installment or account credit.
Definition in Spanish
Entregar dinero a una persona o entidad como reparación por pérdidas, daños o responsabilidad causada.
Word origin
From French indemniser via medieval Latin indemnizare and ultimately from Latin indemnis 'unharmed' (in- 'not' + damnum 'loss'), originally meaning to restore someone after a loss.
Usage tips
- Common in legal and insurance contexts, and normally used with a person as direct object plus por to state the damage or reason (indemnizar a alguien por algo).
Other meanings
- indemnifyverb
- reimburseverb
Related words
- indemnizacióncompensationnoun
- indemnizadocompensatedadjective
- indemnizablecompensableadjective