埋うめ合あわせ

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

compensation; making up for

Used for compensating for a loss, mistake, or shortcoming, often with a sense of balancing things out. Can be used as a noun or with する to mean 'to compensate'.

• 遅ち刻こくした埋うめ合あわせに、残ざん業ぎょうをした。

  To make up for being late, I worked overtime.

• 彼かれは失しっ敗ぱいの埋うめ合あわせをしようと必ひっ死しだ。

  He is desperate to compensate for his mistake.