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  • 101compensation — com•pen•sa•tion [[t]ˌkɒm pənˈseɪ ʃən[/t]] n. 1) the act of compensating 2) the state of being compensated 3) something given or received for services, debt, loss, injury, etc.; indemnity; reparation; payment 4) phl bio the improvement of any… …

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  • 102compensation — /kɒmpənˈseɪʃən / (say kompuhn sayshuhn) noun 1. the act of compensating. 2. something given or received as an equivalent for services, debt, loss, suffering, etc.; indemnity. 3. Biology the improvement of any defect by the excessive development… …

  • 103compensation — noun /ˌkɒmpɛnˈseɪʃən/ a) The act or principle of compensating. b) That which constitutes, or is regarded as, an equivalent; that which makes good the lack or variation of something else; that which compensates for loss or privation; amends;… …

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  • 104compensation — com·pen·sa·tion || ‚kÉ’mpen seɪʃn n. recompense, repayment; something done to make up for (a loss, deficiency or fault) …

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  • 105compensation interest — interest rate for injuries (paid after calculating the extent of the damages) …

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  • 106compensation — noun 1》 something awarded to compensate for loss, suffering, or injury.     ↘a thing that counteracts an undesirable situation: getting older has some compensations.     ↘the action or process of compensating. 2》 chiefly N. Amer. money received… …

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  • 107compensation —    Payment for work performed, in the form of salary, wages, commission or goods rather than money. Also, the amount received after an injury or loss, usually paid by the insurance company of the party who caused the damage or by the injured… …

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  • 108compensation fund — /ˌkɒmpən seɪʃ(ə)n fʌnd/ noun a fund operated by the Stock Exchange to compensate investors for losses suffered when members of the Stock Exchange default …

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  • 109compensation guard — noun : a narrow strip of paper included at the binding margin of a book to compensate for the thickness of items mounted on pages …

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  • 110Workers' compensation — (colloquially known as workers comp in North America or compo in Australia) a form of insurance that provides compensation medical care for employees who are injured in the course of employment, in exchange for mandatory relinquishment of the… …

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