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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Riley was paid more than $11.8 million in total compensation during the fiscal year 2024, according to USC’s latest federal tax returns, which were obtained by The Times.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Chelsea feel they are due compensation under the terms of Maresca's departure as he was contracted to the club until 2029 and left just six months ago.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

By the end, the headline was not Iran, the economy or Trump’s proposed compensation fund.

From Salon • Jun. 7, 2026

But "for now, the compensation framework has effectively become irrelevant due to widespread production shut-ins," Hansen said.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

Mr. Butterbur paid for it himself, and offered Merry another eighteen pence as some compensation for the lost animals.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien

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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