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compensation

nounid 1888·updated May 9, 2026
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Something, typically money, given or received in recognition of loss, suffering, or injury.

polysemous

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Classifications

Entity Type

Unknown0%rule-basedmulti_axis_classifier_low_confidence.v1

Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
recompense
alternatephrasing
Compensation
plural
compensations
possessive
compensation's
pluralpossessive
compensations'

Framework definitions

FFIEC IT Examination Handbook - Audit, April 20121 senseview framework →
§1
Something, typically money, given or received in recognition of loss, suffering, or injury.
Wordset Dictionary3 sensesview framework →
§1
the act of compensating for service or loss or injury
§2
something (such as money) given or received as payment or reparation (as for a service or loss or injury)
§3
(psychiatry) a defense mechanism that conceals your undesirable shortcomings by exaggerating desirable behaviors
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
Something, typically money, given or received in recognition of loss, suffering, or injury.
DR-088 backfill from the noun definition column

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