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.