Words Like COMPENSATION

We have put together a list of words that are similar to COMPENSATION.

5 Alternative Words Similar to compensation

1 Recompense Noun      Synonym Words Like Recompense
2 Overcompensation Noun      Hyponym
4 Offset Noun      Hyponym Words Like Offset
5 Redress Noun      Hyponym Words Like Redress

10 definitions of compensation

1 The act or principle of compensating.
2 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; remuneration; recompense.
3 The extinction of debts of which two persons are reciprocally debtors by the credits of which they are reciprocally creditors; the payment of a debt by a credit of equal amount; a set-off.
4 A recompense or reward for some loss or service.
5 An equivalent stipulated for in contracts for the sale of real estate, in which it is customary to provide that errors in description, etc., shall not avoid, but shall be the subject of compensation.
6 something (such as money) given or received as payment or reparation (as for a service or loss or injury)
7 (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that conceals your undesirable shortcomings by exaggerating desirable behaviors
8 the act of compensating for service or loss or injury
9 The act of compensating or the state of being compensated.
10 Something, such as money, given or received as payment or reparation, as for a service or loss.
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