Compensation - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that conceals your undesirable shortcomings by exaggerating desirable behaviors
- the act of compensating for service or loss or injury (syn: recompense)
Extra examples
The court awarded the victims millions of dollars in compensation.
She offered to pay for lunch as compensation for keeping me waiting.
Moving to the coast had some drawbacks, but there were also compensations.
She received compensation from the government for the damage caused to her property.
The jury awarded Tyler $1.7 million in compensation.
The workers were given 30 days' pay as compensation.
People who are wrongly arrested may be paid compensation.
The parents are seeking compensation for birth defects caused by the drug.
The court awarded Jamieson £30,000 compensation.
One of the few compensations of losing my job was seeing more of my family.
By way of compensation he offered to take her out for a meal.
Linda's aggressiveness is just a compensation for her feelings of insecurity.
Lip-reading can act as compensation for loss of hearing.
Acute hearing is a compensation for the loss of sight.
The victims were offered money as compensation for their injuries.
Word forms
singular: compensation
plural: compensations
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