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Compensation (Noun)

Something (such as money) given or received as payment or reparation (as for a service or loss or injury).

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession.

The company offered compensation to the employees who lost their jobs due to the downsizing.
She received compensation for the injuries she sustained in the car accident.
The government provided compensation to the farmers who lost their crops due to the drought.
The victim's family was awarded compensation for their loss and suffering.
As part of the settlement, the corporation agreed to provide financial compensation to the affected customers.

The act of compensating for service or loss or injury.

Nouns denoting acts or actions.

The company provided financial compensation to the employees who were laid off due to the economic downturn.
As a settlement for the injury sustained in the accident, she received a substantial compensation from the insurance company.
The project was completed ahead of schedule thanks to the extra overtime work, for which the team received generous compensation.
To compensate for the cancellation of the concert, the organizers offered a full refund and a discount on future ticket purchases.
In recognition of his years of dedicated service, the company awarded him a bonus as part of his compensation package.

(psychiatry) a defense mechanism that conceals your undesirable shortcomings by exaggerating desirable behaviors.

Nouns denoting natural processes.

She developed a haughty attitude towards others as a compensation for her own feelings of inadequacy about not having a college degree.
His relentless boasting about his charitable donations was compensation for the selfishness he felt inside about not wanting to help his family in a time of need.
He overemphasized his strict adherence to a diet as compensation for his excessive and secretive drinking habits.
Her boastful claims about her supposed intelligence were compensation for not living up to her own academic expectations.
He became overly humble and self-effacing about his accomplishments in order to hide his deeper sense of incompetence as compensation for not meeting his father's expectations.