compensation
- 1Money or other rewards that a person gets for doing work.
Her compensation includes a salary and health insurance.
The workers asked for better compensation after taking on extra work.
Similarrestitution
- 2Something given to make up for a loss or harm.
Like getting a new toy when your old one breaks.
The airline gave passengers free tickets as compensation for the canceled flight.
He saw the quiet new neighborhood as compensation for the longer drive to work.
Similarrecompense, remuneration, amends
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- 3The act of giving something to make up for a loss or for work done.
Compensation for the flood victims took nearly two years to arrange.
The team believes in fair compensation for everyone's time and effort.
Similarrestitution
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- 4A way of ending debts when two people owe each other money, so the debts cancel out.
Like when you owe a friend five dollars and they owe you five, so nobody pays.
Through compensation, the two shops cleared their bills without paying any cash.
After compensation, he owed his neighbor only ten dollars instead of fifty.
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- 5The way one part of the brain takes over the job of a damaged part.
Like one player doing an injured teammate's job so the team can keep playing.
After her stroke, compensation let other parts of her brain control her speech.
Doctors hoped compensation would give him back some movement in his left hand.
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- 6Money paid to fix small mistakes in a contract for selling land or a house, instead of canceling the deal.
The seller paid compensation because the yard was smaller than the contract said.
Instead of canceling the sale, the buyer accepted compensation for the wrong measurements.
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- 7The way a heating system changes its target temperature based on how cold it is outside.
Like putting on a thicker coat when the day gets colder.
Thanks to compensation, the boiler runs cooler on mild spring days.
The installer set up compensation so the heating adjusts itself when the weather changes.
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Origin
It came through Old French from Latin, from the same root as "compensate" plus "-ion".