In+compensation+for
21compensation — 01. He received almost half a million dollars in [compensation] after an accident in which the brakes on his new car failed. 02. No success can [compensate] for failure in the family. 03. Fifty dollars should be adequate [compensation] for the… …
22compensation — n. 1) to make, pay; offer compensation 2) to deny, refuse compensation 3) adequate, appropriate compensation 4) unemployment; workmen s (AE) compensation 5) compensation for (compensation for the damage suffered) * * * [ˌkɒmpən seɪʃ(ə)n]… …
23compensation — [[t]kɒ̱mpənse͟ɪʃ(ə)n[/t]] ♦♦♦ compensations 1) N UNCOUNT Compensation is money that someone who has experienced loss or suffering claims from the person or organization responsible, or from the state. He received one year s salary as compensation …
24compensation */*/ — UK [ˌkɒmpənˈseɪʃ(ə)n] / US [ˌkɑmpənˈseɪʃ(ə)n] noun Word forms compensation : singular compensation plural compensations 1) [uncountable] money that someone receives because something bad has happened to them pay someone compensation: Victims of… …
25compensation — com|pen|sa|tion [ ,kampən seıʃn ] noun ** 1. ) count or uncount something that changes or removes the bad result of something: compensation of: Not needing a car is one of the compensations of living in the city. compensation for: He uses speed… …
26Compensation (chess) — In chess, compensation refers to various (typically positional) advantages a player has in exchange for a (typically material) disadvantage. The term normally refers to medium to long term advantages as opposed to short term advantages. The terms …
27compensation — n. 1) the act of making up for a functional or structural deficiency. For example, compensation for the loss of a diseased kidney is brought about by an increase in size of the remaining kidney, so restoring the urine producing capacity. 2)… …
28compensation — /ˌkɒmpən seɪʃ(ə)n/ noun 1. ♦ compensation for damage payment for damage done ♦ compensation for loss of office payment to a director who is asked to leave a company before their contract ends ♦ compensation for loss of earnings payment to someone …
29compensation — 1. A process in which a tendency for a change in a given direction is counteracted by another change so that the original change is not evident. 2. An unconscious mechanism by which one tries to make up for fancied or real deficiencies. [L. com… …
30compensation — compensational, adj. /kom peuhn say sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or state of compensating. 2. the state of being compensated. 3. something given or received as an equivalent for services, debt, loss, injury, suffering, lack, etc.; indemnity: The… …
