compensation

CEFRC1

/ˌkɒm.pənˈseɪ.ʃən/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Money or something else given for loss, damage, or work.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Something which is regarded as an equivalent; something which compensates for loss.

Examples

  • He received a large sum of money in compensation for his injury.

  • The victims are entitled to compensation for their injuries.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /ˌkɔm.penˈsæɪ.ʃən/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. 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.

  2. The act or principle of compensating.

  3. A recompense or reward for service.

More examples

In context

  • I promise you every possible compensation.

  • The parliament which dissolved the monastic foundations […] vouchsafed not a word toward securing the slightest compensation to the dispossessed owners.

  • 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.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English compensacioun, from Old French compensacion, from Latin compensātiōnem, accusative singular of compensātiō. Equivalent to compensate + -ion.