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   com·pen·sa·tion

   /ˌkämpənˈsāSH(ə)n/

   noun

   • 1. something, typically money, awarded to someone as a recompense for loss, injury, or suffering: "seeking compensation for injuries suffered at work"
   • ▪ the action or process of awarding someone money as a recompense for loss, injury, or suffering: "the compensation of victims"
   • ▪ the money received by an employee from an employer as a salary or wages.
   • ▪ something that counterbalances or makes up for an undesirable or unwelcome state of affairs: "the gray streets of London were small compensation for the loss of her beloved Africa"
   • ▪ the process of concealing or offsetting a psychological difficulty by developing in another direction.

   Word Origin late Middle English: via Old French from Latin compensatio(n-), from the verb compensare ‘weigh against’ (see compensate).

   Derivatives

   • 1. compensational adjective

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   The meaning of COMPENSATION is the act of compensating : the state of being compensated. How to use compensation in a sentence.

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   in compensation We were given five hundred pounds in compensation, which isn't much, but at least it's something. claim compensation You should claim compensation. seek compensation He is seeking compensation for wrongful imprisonment .

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   Compensation definition: the act or state ofcompensating, 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.. See examples of COMPENSATION used in a sentence.

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   COMPENSATION meaning: 1. money that is paid to someone in exchange for something that has been lost or damaged or for…. Learn more.

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   Compensation is money that someone who has experienced inconvenience, loss, or suffering claims from the person or organization responsible, or from the state. He has to pay $6,960 compensation for the damage he caused.

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   Definition of compensation noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. [uncountable, countable] compensation (for something) something, especially money, that somebody gives you because they have hurt you, or damaged something that you own; the act of giving this to somebody.

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   Compensation means "making up for something." When a restaurant offers you a free dessert as compensation for messing up your dinner order, the hope is that you will leave happy (and refrain from writing a negative review online).