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compensation
[ kom-puhn-sey-shuhn ]
noun
- the act or state of compensating, as by rewarding someone for service or by making up for someone's loss, damage, or injury by giving the injured party an appropriate benefit.
- the state of being compensated or rewarded in this way.
- something given or received as an equivalent for services, debt, loss, injury, suffering, lack, etc.; indemnity:
The insurance company paid him $2000 as compensation for the loss of his car.
Synonyms: , , , , , ,
- Biology. the improvement of any defect by the excessive development or action of another structure or organ of the same structure.
- Psychology. a mechanism by which an individual attempts to make up for some real or imagined deficiency of personality or behavior by developing or stressing another aspect of the personality or by substituting a different form of behavior.
compensation
/ ˌɒɛˈɪʃə /
noun
- the act or process of making amends for something
- something given as reparation for loss, injury, etc; indemnity
- the automatic movements made by the body to maintain balance
- the attempt to conceal or offset one's shortcomings by the exaggerated exhibition of qualities regarded as desirable
- biology abnormal growth and increase in size in one organ in response to the removal or inactivation of another
Derived Forms
- ˌdzˈپDzԲ, adjective
Other Word Forms
- dzp·tDz· adjective
- ԴDzcdz··tDz noun
- cdz··tDz noun
- cdz··tDz adjective
- ܲcdz··tDz noun
- ܲcdz··tDz·al adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of compensation1
Example Sentences
Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrote on X that he was "anguished by the loss of lives" and announced financial compensation to the families of the victims.
It added that "a number of casualties" had been documented as "civilian martyrs", meaning they have been unjustly killed and entitling them to compensation.
“The County is offering what we believe is a fair three-year compensation package, considering the tremendous budgetary pressures we face,” Davenport’s office said in a statement.
She also described the offer of compensation to people living near the pylon route was "derisory".
The long list of cases against the utility continue to pile up as homeowners seek compensation for damage they believe was caused by the utility’s mismanagement of water resources or its power lines.
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