compensation
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The CEO’s compensation targets include a $25 million bonus if PayPal’s stock price averages above $68 for 60 days.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
The world’s largest cold-storage operator is seeking compensation for estimated damages of more than $1 billion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
It’s not immediately obvious why compensation incentives would lead to large-cap relative strength late in the year, and those interested in a full explanation are encouraged to read the professors’ studies.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
"If it were compensation, it's not allowed," she said.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
For the chief virtue of a gradual approach was to extend the cost of compensation over several decades so that the full bill never landed at one time or even on one generation.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
But all the compensations, all the progress anyway.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 26, 2025
Edinburgh Employment Tribunal ruled that PC Jones should be awarded compensations of £24,800 and PC Tunnock should receive £23,824.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2025
Earlier in the day, Mohsin Naqvi, the top official in Punjab province, where Jaranwala is located, announced the compensations on X, previously known as Twitter.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 21, 2023
It will also take additional costs related to stock-based compensations, which it said cannot be estimated at the time.
From Reuters ● Apr. 27, 2023
Truly amazing, what people can get used to, as long as there are a few compensations.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
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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