compensation
Example Sentences
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A total of $250 million is reserved for compensation for players at the finals.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
“It delivers meaningful gains in compensation, strengthens protections around artificial intelligence and digital identity, reinforces the long-term security of members’ benefit plans and recognizes the realities of how performers work today.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
For hourly workers, employees and employers could agree to reduce the worker’s base wage to their state’s legal minimum and make up any difference in compensation through extra hours of fake “overtime.”
From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026
In a letter to party members, SNP leader John Swinney said the SNP would apply for compensation under the Proceeds of Crime Act for the recovery of the £400,310.65.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
Mr. Butterbur paid for it himself, and offered Merry another eighteen pence as some compensation for the lost animals.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
Vocabulary lists containing compensation
The Bill of Rights
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"The Monkey's Paw" by W. W. Jacobs
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"The Monkey's Paw," Vocabulary from the short story
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