Definitions

compensation

[kom-puhn-sey-shuhn] / ˌkɒm pənˈseɪ ʃən /

NOUN

repayment; rectification

Synonyms

STRONGEST

allowance benefit bonus coverage earnings fee indemnity pay payment payoff premium profit redress reimbursement remittance remuneration reparation restitution reward salary settlement stipend wage

STRONG

advantage amends atonement bread consideration counterclaim damages defrayal deserts gain honorarium indemnification meet quittance reciprocity reckoning recompense remittal reprisal requital salt satisfaction scale shake take

WEAK

recoupment take-home

Antonyms

STRONGEST

debt hurt loss penalty

WEAK

damage deprivation fine forfeiture

Example Sentences

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After months of talk, the producer decided to leave rather than agree to take below-market compensation and a minority stake in its three oil projects.

From The Wall Street Journal

In the UK you can complain to the financial ombudsman service and may be compensated by the financial services compensation scheme.

From BBC

Similarly, we should also not discount that Palace would be due compensation if another club decide to make a move to appoint Glasner between now and the end of the season as a factor.

From BBC

The European Commission said it would probe whether Google used data from websites to provide the service and failed to offer appropriate compensation to publishers.

From BBC

Second, Denmark could agree to give up Greenland for compensation, effectively selling it.

From Barron's

compensation

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