compensable

CEFRC1

/kəˈmpɛnsəbəl/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Eligible for payment or compensation.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Entitling one to compensation.

Examples

  • The injury was deemed compensable by law.

  • The insurance company determined that the injury was indeed compensable.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Synonyms
2

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. That which is eligible for compensation.

  2. Able to be compensated.

More examples

In context

  • The loss was compensable under the policy.

  • Coalworker's pneumoconiosis is a compensable disease in various countries, and it is a preventable disease where the costs of its prevention are not shirked as externalities.

  • compensable disease

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Origin

adjective

Borrowed from French compensable; by surface analysis, compens(ate) + -able.