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   compensation

   /ˌkɒmp(ə)nˈseɪʃn/

   noun

   • 1. something, typically money, awarded to someone in recognition of loss, suffering, or injury: "he is seeking compensation for injuries suffered at work"
   • ▪ the action or process of awarding compensation: "the compensation of victims"
   • ▪ something that counterbalances or makes up for an undesirable or unwelcome state of affairs: "the grey streets of London were small compensation for the loss of her beloved Africa"
   • 2. the process of concealing or offsetting a psychological difficulty by developing in another direction.
   • 3. the money received by an employee from an employer as a salary or wages: North American "send your CV and current compensation to Executive Search Consultant"

   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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   COMPENSATION definition: 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 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.

5. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishcompensation noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   [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 to claim/award/receive compensation; The employer has a duty to pay full compensation for injuries received at work. in compensation to receive £10 000 in compensation; She received a cash sum by way of compensation.

6. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › compensationCompensation Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   compensation: [noun] the act of compensating : the state of being compensated. correction of an organic defect or loss by hypertrophy or by increased functioning of another organ or unimpaired parts of the same organ. a psychological mechanism by which feelings of inferiority, frustration, or failure in one field are counterbalanced by ...

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   5 meanings: 1. the act or process of making amends for something 2. something given as reparation for loss, injury, etc;.... Click for more definitions.

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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).

9. www.thefreedictionary.com › compensationCompensation - definition of compensation by The Free Dictionary

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   2. Something, such as money, given or received as payment or reparation, as for a service or loss.

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

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishCOMPENSATION | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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    COMPENSATION definition: 1. money that you pay to someone because you are responsible for injuring them or damaging…. Learn more.