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Dictionary definition for: Compensation
1. (n) something (such as money) given or received as payment or reparation (as for a service or loss or injury)
2. (n) (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that conceals your undesirable shortcomings by exaggerating desirable behaviors
3. (n) the act of compensating for service or loss or injury
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