compensation
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compensation
- /ˌkɒm.pənˈseɪ.ʃən/ UK
- /ˌkɒm.pɛnˈseɪ.ʃən/ UK
- /ˌkɑm.pənˈseɪ.ʃən/ Atlantic Canada, US
- /ˌkɑm.pɛnˈseɪ.ʃən/ Atlantic Canada, US
- /ˌkɒm.pənˈseɪ.ʃən/ Boston, Canada, Maine
- /ˌkɒm.pɛnˈseɪ.ʃən/ Boston, Canada, Maine
- /ˌkɔm.penˈsæɪ.ʃən/ Australia
- /ˌkɒm.penˈsæɪ.ʃən/ New Zealand
- [ˌkɔ̟m.penˈsæɪ.ʃən] New Zealand
Rhymes with -eɪʃən, -æɪʃən
Where it comes from
From Middle English compensacioun, from Old French compensacion, from Latin compensātiōnem, accusative singular of compensātiō. Equivalent to compensate + -ion.
noun compensations
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The act or principle of compensating.
Human labor, through all its forms, from the sharpening of a stake to the construction of a city or an epic, is one immense illustration of the perfect compensation of the universe.
Similar: restitution, recompensation, assyth, atonement, compensation, expiation, redress, indemnification, piation, propitiation, refaction
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Something which is regarded as an equivalent; something which compensates for loss.
The parliament which dissolved the monastic foundations […] vouchsafed not a word toward securing the slightest compensation to the dispossessed owners.
Similar: amends, remuneration, recompense, recompensation
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The extinction of debts of which two persons are reciprocally debtors by the credits of which they are reciprocally creditors; the payment of a debt by a credit of equal amount.
Similar: set-off
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A recompense or reward for service.
Similar: restitution, recompensation
- An equivalent stipulated for in contracts for the sale of real estate, in which it is customary to provide that errors in description, etc., shall not avoid, but shall be the subject of compensation.
- The relationship between air temperature outside a building and a calculated target temperature for provision of air or water to contained rooms or spaces for the purpose of efficient heating. In building control systems, the compensation curve is defined to a compensator for this purpose.
- The ability of one part of the brain to overfunction in order to take over the function of a damaged part (e.g. following a stroke).
Similar: amends, acquittal, assyth, bote, compensation, indemnification, indemnity, mends, quittal, recompensation, recompense, redress, relief, remuneration, reparation, requital, requite, restitution, satisfaction · Opposite: noncompensation, penalty
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: recompense, compensator, compensate, compensability, repayment, compensatory, compensable, reimburse, restitution, reward, reparation, rebate, payable, recoupment, liability, expense
noun
Similar: amends, acquittal, assyth, bote, compensation, indemnification, indemnity, mends, quittal, recompensation, recompense, redress, relief, remuneration, reparation, requital, requite, restitution, satisfaction · Opposite: noncompensation, penalty
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noun act or principle of compensating
| हिन्दी | प्रतिकर pratikar, क्षतिपूर्ति kṣatipūrti |
|---|---|
| Português | compensação |
| Français | compensation |
| Deutsch | Abfindung, Kompensation |
| Italiano | compensazione |
| Ελληνικά | αποζημίωση apozimíosi |
| Română | compensare |
| Русский | компенса́ция kompensácija, возмеще́ние vozmeščénije |
| עברית | פיצוי pitsúy, תשלום tashlúm, שיפוי shipúy, תגמול tagmúl |
noun that which constitutes, or is regarded as, an equivalent
| Español | contrapartida |
|---|---|
| Français | compensation |
| Deutsch | Kompensation, Ausgleich, Ersatz |
| Italiano | remunerazione, paga, retribuzione, compenso, indennizzo, contributo |
| Ελληνικά | αντιστάθμιση antistáthmisi |
| Română | compensație |
| עברית | פיצוי pitsúy, תמורה tmurá |
noun extinction of debts of which two persons are reciprocally debtors
| Français | compensation |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Aufrechnung |
| Italiano | corrispettivo |
| Ελληνικά | συμψηφισμός sympsifismós |
| Русский | ура́внивание urávnivanije |
| עברית | קיזוז kizúz |
noun recompense or reward for service
| Français | dédommagement, émolument, indemnisation |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Kompensation, Entlohnung, Kompensierung |
| Italiano | ricompensa |
| Ελληνικά | αποζημίωση apozimíosi, αμοιβή amoiví |
| עברית | תשלום tashlúm, תמורה tmurá |
noun equivalent stipulated for in contracts for the sale of real estate
| Français | compensation, contrepartie |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Kompensierung, Wiedergutmachung |
| Italiano | contropartita |
| Ελληνικά | αποζημίωση apozimíosi |
| Română | compensație |
noun relationship between air temperature outside a building and a calculated target temperature
| Deutsch | Ausgleich |
|---|---|
| Italiano | compensazione |
| Ελληνικά | αντιστάθμιση antistáthmisi |
| Română | compensare |
Talk about this word "compensation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/compensation. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. compensation. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/compensation "compensation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/compensation.Cite this
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