compensation
English meaning: Compensation
Definition
The act or principle of compensating.
Example
“Employees received extra compensation for the overtime they worked.”
Another example: “The victims demanded compensation for the damage to their homes.”
Usage — When, Where & How
A formal noun used in two main senses: payment or recompense, especially for work, injury, or loss ('workers' compensation'); and the offsetting of one thing by another. Common in law, business, and psychology.
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
From Latin 'compensatio' (a weighing together, balancing), from 'compensare' (to weigh against), from 'com-' (together) plus 'pensare' (to weigh); entered English in the 14th century.
Related Words
Common Collocations
- fair compensation
- financial compensation
- seek compensation
- workers' compensation
- compensation package
- claim compensation
Word Forms
compensate (v); compensated; compensating; compensation (n)
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Literary Heritage
“To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.”
/To thine own self be true/
“Be honest with yourself — and as naturally as night follows day, you will be unable to be false to others.”
“I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too?”
/I'm nobody! Who are you?/
“I am nobody — and that quiet anonymity is more honest than the noise of public fame.”
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