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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There aren’t many comparables for things such as related-party transactions, CEO compensation, board composition, or Musk’s control.

From Barron's • May 30, 2026

Detainees are paid $1 a day if they help maintain the facility, while GEO Group CEO George Zoley gets $11.2 million in annual compensation.

From Salon • May 30, 2026

Besides employee compensation and profit, GDI also includes rent, interest and proprietors’ income.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Every defendant we spoke to argued for compensation for attorneys’ fees.

From Slate • May 28, 2026

If the price of peace was the dissolution of the Union, many people felt that compensation lay in stopping human slaughter.

From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt

Vocabulary lists containing compensation

The Bill of Rights

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"The Monkey's Paw" by W. W. Jacobs

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

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