Compensation - English meaning

noun

A competition.

Usage examples:

Meanwhile, janelle tells susan about the new car she's thinking of buying to drive bree to the spel…

verb

Play music as an accompaniment, especially in jazz or blues.

Usage examples:

He comps with an open, jangly sound

adjective

Short for composite.

noun

Physical harm that impairs the value, usefulness, or normal function of something.

Usage examples:

Bombing caused extensive damage to the town

verb

Inflict physical harm on (something) so as to impair its value, usefulness, or normal function.

Usage examples:

The car was badly damaged in the accident

plural noun

Money that is paid to someone by a person or organization who was responsible for causing some injury or loss

Usage examples:

They were awarded $500,000 in damages.

noun

A reward or recompense.

Usage examples:

Rather he returns us to the experience of reading, ‘knowing coldly a need for guerdons, guardians.’

verb

Give a reward to (someone).

Usage examples:

There might come a time in which he should guerdon them

noun

Compensation for harm or loss.

Usage examples:

The plaintiff sought indemnification for the cost of the suit against the corporation

noun

The act of paying or promising to pay someone an amount of money if they suffer damage or loss

Usage examples:

They asked for some form of indemnification in case the proposed deal was blocked., the government …

noun

Security or protection against a loss or other financial burden.

Usage examples:

No indemnity will be given for loss of cash

noun

Protection against possible damage or loss, esp. a promise of payment, or the money paid if there is such damage or loss

noun

Protection against possible damage or loss, or the money paid if there is damage or loss

Usage examples:

Indemnity for/against sth the policy provides an indemnity for loss of or damage to third-party pro…

noun

A person's deserved share of praise, honour, etc.

Usage examples:

He must extract from her some meed of approbation

noun

The action or process of paying someone or something or of being paid.

Usage examples:

Ask for a discount for payment by cash

noun

An amount of money paid, or the act of paying

Usage examples:

[ c ] when is the first payment due?, [ u ] usually we ask for payment when the order is placed.

noun

An amount of money that has been paid or is expected to be paid

Usage examples:

For the fiscal year ended february 28 2010, payments from class a shares amounted to $1,470., mortg…

verb

Make amends to (someone) for loss or harm suffered; compensate.

Usage examples:

Offenders should recompense their victims

noun

Compensation or reward given for loss or harm suffered or effort made.

Usage examples:

Adequate recompense for workers who lose their jobs

noun

Payment given to someone for an injury suffered, or for the loss of or damage to property

Usage examples:

The government seized the land without recompense to the owners.

verb

Remedy or set right (an undesirable or unfair situation).

Usage examples:

The power to redress the grievances of our citizens

noun

Remedy or compensation for a wrong or grievance.

Usage examples:

Those seeking redress for an infringement of public law rights

verb

To correct a wrong

Usage examples:

Affirmative action to help minorities is intended to redress wrongs.

noun

The action of repaying a person who has spent or lost money.

Usage examples:

Reimbursement of everyday medical costs

noun

The act of paying back, or the money that is paid back

noun

Money paid for work or a service.

Usage examples:

They work in excess of their contracted hours for no additional remuneration

noun

The action of making amends for a wrong one has done, by providing payment or other assistance to those who have been wronged.

Usage examples:

The courts required a convicted offender to make financial reparation to his victim

plural noun

Payments made by a defeated nation after a war to pay for damages or expenses it caused to another nation

noun

The action of paying back a loan.

Usage examples:

They are intended to provide consistency in approach toward loan repayments.

noun

An amount of money that is paid back

Usage examples:

A loan/debt/interest repayment low interest rates are making loan repayments easier to manage., mak…

noun

Fulfilment of one's wishes, expectations, or needs, or the pleasure derived from this.

Usage examples:

I looked round with satisfaction

noun

The pleasant feeling you get when you receive something you wanted, or when you have done or are doing something you wanted to do

Usage examples:

[ u ] she looked at the finished painting with satisfaction., [ u ] he had the satisfaction of know…

noun

A pleasant feeling that you get when you receive something you wanted, or when you have done something you wanted to do

Usage examples:

Have the satisfaction of (doing) sth in our job, we have the satisfaction of knowing we are making …

noun

A thing given to someone as a compensation or consolation.

Usage examples:

A suitable solatium in the form of an apology was offered to him

noun

Something, for example money, that is given to someone to make them feel better when they have suffered in some way

Usage examples:

A solatium in the form of an apology was offered to the prime minister., solatia payments of approx…