make satisfaction

  • 11make amends — COMPENSATE, recompense, indemnify, make it up to; atone for, make up for, make good, expiate. → amends * * * make amends 1. To supply a loss 2. To compensate (for) • • • Main Entry: ↑amend make amends To render co …

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  • 12make up for — 1 she tried to make up for what she d said: ATONE FOR, make amends for, compensate for, make recompense for, make reparation for, make redress for, make restitution for, expiate. 2 job satisfaction can make up for low pay: OFFSET, counterbalance …

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  • 13make up for — 1) she tried to make up for what she d said Syn: atone for, make amends for, compensate for, make recompense for, make reparation for, make redress for, make restitution for, expiate 2) job satisfaction can make up for low pay Syn: offset,… …

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  • 14satisfaction — satisfactional, adj. satisfactionless, adj. /sat is fak sheuhn/, n. 1. an act of satisfying; fulfillment; gratification. 2. the state of being satisfied; contentment. 3. the cause or means of being satisfied. 4. confident acceptance of something… …

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  • 15satisfaction — sat•is•fac•tion [[t]ˌsæt ɪsˈfæk ʃən[/t]] n. 1) the state or feeling of being satisfied; contentment; pleasure 2) a cause or means of fulfillment or contentment 3) the act of satisfying; fulfillment; gratification 4) confident acceptance of… …

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  • 16satisfaction (for sin) —    This word (from the Latin satisfacere, meaning to do enough ) refers to the actions taken by a sinner to make amends or reparation for sin; satisfaction includes prayer and penance to restore a sinner s relationship with Godand restitution to… …

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  • 17satisfaction with performance — A determination to be made by objective criteria; the question whether the owner, as a reasonable man, should have been satisfied with the work. Anno: 44 ALR2d 1120, § 5[b]; 13 Am J2d Bldg Contr § 30. A determination entirely subjective, the… …

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  • 18make someone's day — verb To make someone happy or to be a source of satisfaction. Thank you for the unexpected gift. It really made my day …

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  • 19make-out artist — n American a successful seducer, stud. The term is invariably applied to males. It is from the verb make out, meaning to achieve sex ual satisfaction or success …

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  • 20make up for — job satisfaction can make up for low pay Syn: offset, counterbalance, counteract, compensate for, cancel out …

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