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- [kom-puh n-sey-shuh n]
- /ˌkɒm pənˈseɪ ʃən/
- /ˌkɒm.penˈseɪ.ʃən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kom-puh n-sey-shuh n]
- /ˌkɒm pənˈseɪ ʃən/
Definitions of compensation word
- uncountable noun compensation Compensation is money that someone who has experienced loss or suffering claims from the person or organization responsible, or from the state. 3
- variable noun compensation If something is some compensation for something bad that has happened, it makes you feel better. 3
- noun compensation the act or process of making amends for something 3
- noun compensation something given as reparation for loss, injury, etc; indemnity 3
- noun compensation the automatic movements made by the body to maintain balance 3
- noun compensation the attempt to conceal or offset one's shortcomings by the exaggerated exhibition of qualities regarded as desirable 3
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Origin of compensation
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English compensacioun < Latin compēnsātiōn- (stem of compēnsātiō), equivalent to compēnsāt(us) (see compensate) + -iōn- -ion
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Parts of speech for Compensation
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
compensation popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
compensation usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for compensation
noun compensation
- redress — the setting right of what is wrong: redress of abuses.
- settlement — the act or state of settling or the state of being settled.
- payoff — the payment of a salary, debt, wager, etc.
- wage — Often, wages. money that is paid or received for work or services, as by the hour, day, or week. Compare living wage, minimum wage.
- fee — a charge or payment for professional services: a doctor's fee.
adverb compensation
- meed — a reward or recompense.
- measure for measure — a comedy (1604) by Shakespeare.
- rectification — the act of rectifying, or the fact of being rectified.
- lex talionis — the principle or law of retaliation that a punishment inflicted should correspond in degree and kind to the offense of the wrongdoer, as an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth; retributive justice.
Antonyms for compensation
noun compensation
- hurt — to cause bodily injury to; injure: He was badly hurt in the accident.
- loss — detriment, disadvantage, or deprivation from failure to keep, have, or get: to bear the loss of a robbery.
- debt — A debt is a sum of money that you owe someone.
- penalty — a punishment imposed or incurred for a violation of law or rule.
- damage — To damage an object means to break it, spoil it physically, or stop it from working properly.
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