Compensation Meaning
/ˌkɒm.pənˈseɪ.ʃən/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe act or principle of compensating.
nounSomething which is regarded as an equivalent; something which compensates for loss.
Sentence Examples
I promise you every possible compensation.
He received a large sum of money in compensation for his injury.
The victims are entitled to compensation for their injuries.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
She received generous ____ after being unfairly dismissed from her position.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
He demanded fair financial ____ for the damage to his expensive car.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English compensacioun, from Old French compensacion, from Latin compensātiōnem, accusative singular of compensātiō. Equivalent to compensate + -ion.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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."
— 1841, Ralph Waldo Emerson, “Compensation”, in Essays:
"The parliament which dissolved the monastic foundations […] vouchsafed not a word toward securing the slightest compensation to the dispossessed owners."
— 1827, Henry Hallam, The Constitutional History of England from the Accession of Henry VII. to the Death of George II. […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: John Murray, […], →OCLC:
"No pecuniary compensation can possibly reward them."
— 1796, Edmund Burke, A Letter from the Right Honourable Edmund Burke to a Noble Lord, on the Attacks Made upon Him and His Pension, […], London: […] J. Owen, […], and F[rancis] and C[harles] Rivington, […], →OCLC:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
She received generous ____ after being unfairly dismissed from her position.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
He demanded fair financial ____ for the damage to his expensive car.