compensation

[kom-puhn-sey-shuhn] / ˌkɒm pənˈseɪ ʃən /

NOUN

repayment; rectification

Synonyms

STRONGEST

allowance benefit bonus coverage earnings fee indemnity pay payment payoff premium profit redress reimbursement remittance remuneration reparation restitution reward salary settlement stipend wage

STRONG

advantage amends atonement bread consideration counterclaim damages defrayal deserts gain honorarium indemnification meet quittance reciprocity reckoning recompense remittal reprisal requital salt satisfaction scale shake take

WEAK

recoupment take-home

Antonyms

STRONGEST

debt hurt loss penalty

WEAK

damage deprivation fine forfeiture

Example Sentences

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It represents a significant portion of a private-equity employee’s potential compensation.

From The Wall Street Journal

Ms Norhayati, who also launched a lawsuit, won her case and received several million ringgit in compensation.

From BBC

Those companies sought compensation for Venezuela’s seizure of facilities they had built for those purposes.

From Los Angeles Times

Tesla CEO Elon Musk won the ability to become even richer on Friday after Delaware’s Supreme Court reinstated a compensation package that a lower-court judge threw out two years ago.

From The Wall Street Journal

Four residents of Pari island filed the case in January 2023, demanding compensation from the world's largest cement firm and help to fund protection measures on the island.

From Barron's

compensation

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