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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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   money that is paid to someone in exchange for something that has been lost or damaged or for some problem: in compensation for She received £40,000 in compensation for a lost eye. 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.

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   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: indemnification, satisfaction, requital, reparation, amends, payment, recompense.

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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 loss or suffering claims from the person or organization responsible, or from the state. He received one year's salary as compensation for loss of office.

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   Definitions of compensation. noun. the act of compensating for service, loss, or injury. synonyms: recompense. see more. noun. something (such as money) given or received as payment or reparation (as for a service or loss or injury) see more. noun.

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   Compensation definition: Something, such as money, given or received as payment or reparation, as for a service or loss.

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   noun. /ˌkɑmpənˈseɪʃn/ [uncountable, countable] compensation (for something) something, especially money, that someone gives you because they have hurt you, or damaged something that you own; the act of giving this to someone to claim/award/receive compensation to pay compensation for injuries at work to receive $10,000 in compensation.

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    compensation meaning, definition, what is compensation: money paid to someone because they have ...: Learn more.

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    Compensation is money that someone who has experienced loss or suffering claims from the person or organization responsible, or from the state. 2. If something is some compensation for something bad that has happened, it makes you feel better.