French word

indemniser

Pronunciation

IPA/ɛ̃dɛmnize/

Meaning

  • verbcompensate

Example

L'assurance va indemniser la famille.

The insurance company will compensate the family.

Illustration for indemniser (compensate)

More examples

L'entreprise doit indemniser les clients lésés.

The company must compensate the affected customers.

Core concept

A formal payment reaches a person after a loss, addressing the harm in money.

Common phrases

  • indemniser quelqu'un

    compensate someone

  • indemniser la victime

    compensate the victim

Similar words

payer: To pay for goods or services.
rembourser: To repay an advance or a payment already made.
dédommager: To provide financial compensation for harm or disadvantage.

Definition in French

Compenser financièrement une personne pour un préjudice subi; on trouve souvent la construction indemniser quelqu'un de quelque chose.

Word origin

Indemniser is formed from indemnité with the suffix -iser; indemnité comes from Latin indemnis, "free from loss", built from in- and damnum, "loss".

Usage tips

  • Indemniser commonly takes a person as its direct object and the loss with de: indemniser quelqu'un d'un préjudice.

Other meanings

  • indemnifyverb
  • reimburseverb

Related words

  • indemnisationcompensationnoun
  • indemnisableeligible for compensationadjective
  • indemnisécompensatedadjective

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