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compensatory

com·pen·sa·to·ry
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kuh m-pen-suh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee]
    • /kəmˈpɛn səˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/
    • /ˌkɒm.penˈseɪ.ʃən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kuh m-pen-suh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee]
    • /kəmˈpɛn səˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/

Definitions of compensatory word

  • adjective compensatory Compensatory payments involve money paid as compensation. 3
  • adjective compensatory Compensatory measures are designed to help people who have special problems or disabilities. 3
  • adjective compensatory serving to compensate, as for loss, lack, or injury. 1
  • abbreviation COMPENSATORY countercyclical. 1
  • noun compensatory (of a payment) intended to recompense someone who has experienced loss, suffering, or injury. 1
  • adjective compensatory intended to make amends 1
See all 7 definitions of compensatory

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Origin of compensatory

First appearance:

before 1595
One of the 38% oldest English words
First recorded in 1595-1605; compensate + -ory1

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Parts of speech for Compensatory

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Compensatory

compensatory popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

compensatory usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for compensatory

adj compensatory

  • redeeming — offsetting or counterbalancing some fault, defect, or the like: a redeeming quality.
  • remunerative — affording remuneration; profitable: remunerative work.
  • offsetting — something that counterbalances, counteracts, or compensates for something else; compensating equivalent.

adjective compensatory

  • compensative — serving to compensate, as for loss, lack, or injury.
All 4 Synonyms of compensatory

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    sum paid for a loss

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    the lengthening of a vowel when a following consonant is weakened or lost, as the change from Old English niht [nikht] /nɪxt/ (Show IPA) to night [nahyt] /naɪt/ (Show IPA) with loss of [kh] /x/ (Show IPA) and lengthening of [i] /ɪ/ (Show IPA) to a vowel that eventually became [ahy] /aɪ/ (Show IPA).

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    has not, have not, or is not
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