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com·pen·sa·tion (käm′pən sā′s̸hən)

noun

  1. a compensating or being compensated
    1. anything given as an equivalent, or to make amends for a loss, damage, unemployment, etc.; recompense
    2. payment for services; esp., wages or remuneration
  3. Biol. the counterbalancing of a defect in the structure or function of a part by greater activity in or development of one or more other parts
  4. Psychol. a mechanism by which an individual seeks to make up for a real or imagined psychological defect by developing or exaggerating a psychological strength

Etymology: ME compensacioun < L compensatio

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Alternate definitions:

business compensation definition - business

law compensation definition - legal

medical compensation definition - medical

compensation Synonyms

compensation

n.

remuneration, recompense, payment, indemnity, satisfaction, requital, remittal, return for services, commission, gratuity, tip, reimbursement, allowance, deserts, remittance, salary, pay, stipend, wages, hire, earnings, settlement, honorarium, defrayal, coverage, consideration, counterclaim, damages, repayment, recoupment, fee, quittance, reckoning, equivalent price, indemnification, bonus, premium, amends, reparation, restitution, reciprocity, reward, advantage, profit, benefit, gain, meed, counterbalance, kickback*; see also pay 2, payment 1, return 3, tip 2.

Antonyms loss*, deprivation*, confiscation.


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compensation Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • claim: Who is or should be entitled to claim such compensation?

Adjective modifier

  • monetary: It is in recognition of the above that most travel insurance policies offer some monetary compensation.

Modifies a noun

  • claim: To make a no win no fee compensation claim for whiplash injury call 0800 10 757 95.

Noun used with modifier

  • whiplash: Alternatively, you can start a chat with one of our online claim advisors for instant information on your whiplash injury compensation claim.

Possessives

  • workman: The Rule Books also contain appeals from other courts, mainly county court cases relating to workmen's compensation after 1897.

Preposition: of

  • antilag: Players should not use timenudge on antilag servers, as there would be timenudge prediction on top of the ping compensation of antilag.

Preposition: for

  • dismissal: The maximum compensation for unfair dismissal has been increased to £ 50,000 with effect from that date.
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