English dictionary

compensation

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Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

something (such as money) given or received as payment or reparation (as for a service or loss or injury)

noun.possession

Source: WordNet 3.0
(psychiatry) a defense mechanism that conceals your undesirable shortcomings by exaggerating desirable behaviors

noun.process

Source: WordNet 3.0
the act of compensating for service or loss or injury

noun.act

Synonyms recompense

Source: WordNet 3.0
The act or principle of compensating.

noun

Source: webster1913