compensation

com·pen·sa·tion

UK/ˌkɒm.pənˈseɪ.ʃən/ US/ˌkɒm.pɛnˈseɪ.ʃən/ fairly common

noun

something (such as money) given or received as payment or reparation (as for a service or loss or injury)

(psychiatry) a defense mechanism that conceals your undesirable shortcomings by exaggerating desirable behaviors

the act of compensating for service or loss or injury

Synonyms

recompense

Origin

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

Phrases

compensation balance
compensation culture
compensation neurosis
compensation pendulum
compensation trade
dosage compensation
just compensation
time-gain compensation

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