compensation
US /ˌkɑmpənˈseʃən/
・UK /ˌkɒmpenˈseɪʃn/
A2
noun
- (Money) given or received as payment for loss
other
- Something, typically money, awarded to someone as a recompense for loss, injury, or suffering.
- Something that counterbalances or makes up for something else.
- (electronics) The process of counteracting unwanted changes in a circuit or system
- The action of awarding someone recompense for loss, injury, or suffering.
- Something that constitutes an equivalent or recompense; something given to make amends for a loss or damage.
- Something that counteracts or offsets something else.
- Money paid to someone because they have suffered injury or loss, or because something they own has been damaged
- (psychology) A defense mechanism in which people overachieve in one area to compensate for failures in another
- Something, typically money, awarded to someone as a recompense for loss, injury, or suffering.
- Something, such as money, that corrects or counterbalances an undesirable situation
other
- Something given to recompense or make amends for loss or suffering.
Examples
The money was small compensation for unfair dismissal.
She got some compensation for damages.