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compensation

nouncandidate·updated May 9, 2026

Something, typically money, given or received in recognition of loss, suffering, or injury.

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Wordset Dictionary

the act of compensating for service or loss or injury

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

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

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unclassified

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Variants

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recompense
alternatephrasing
Compensation
plural
compensations
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compensation's
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compensations'