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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“Absent the NIL Restrictions on Direct Pay NIL Compensation, Ili would have received more for his NIL rights than he now receives,” the complaint states.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Compensation for those who booked flights using a voucher, credit, airline points or any other method will be determined at a later date through the bankruptcy court process.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

“He’s obviously a high-powered person, and people can multitask, but there is at least the potential for some divided loyalties,” said Margaret Engel, founding partner at pay-consultancy Compensation Advisory Partners.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

With many farmers now in their 70s and 80s, some are in financial difficulty, said Harry Orphanides from the Property and Farm Compensation Association, one of the groups that approached the US firm.

From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026

Compensation would be so materially insufficient that it cannot be said that any one individual has stayed here for the purpose of receiving such emoluments as would be to him some kind of a profit.

From The Siege of Mafeking (1900) by Hamilton, J. Angus

Vocabulary lists containing compensation

The Bill of Rights

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"The Monkey's Paw," Vocabulary from the short story

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