- compensation *** com·pen·sa·tion n
- [ˌkɒmpən'seɪʃən]
(see vb) compensazione f, indennità, risarcimento
in compensation (for) — come compenso (per), come indennizzo (per)
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compensation *** com·pen·sa·tion n
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com|pen|sa|tion — «KOM puhn SAY shuhn», noun. 1. something given to make up for something else; something which makes up for something else: »He gave me a new knife as compensation for the one of mine he lost. American Indians have filed suits against the… … Useful english dictionary
com|pen|sa|tion|al — «KOM puhn SAY shuh nuhl», adjective. of or having to do with compensation … Useful english dictionary
de|com|pen|sa|tion — «dee KOM puhn SAY shuhn», noun. 1. Medicine. failure of the heart to maintain normal circulation because of a loss in its ability to compensate for a defect. 2. Psychology. loss of the ability or desire to compensate for some inadequacy; loss of… … Useful english dictionary
o|ver|com|pen|sa|tion — «OH vuhr KOM puhn SAY shuhn», noun. 1. Psychology. an excessive effort or exaggerated attempt to make up for a shortcoming in one s personality, as by overemphasizing a particular ability or concealing one s inadequacy with a display of… … Useful english dictionary
com·pen·sa·tion — /ˌkɑmpənˈseıʃən/ noun, pl tions 1 a [noncount] : something that is done or given to make up for damage, trouble, etc. The court awarded the victims millions of dollars in compensation. She offered to pay for lunch as compensation for keeping me… … Useful english dictionary
compensation — com·pen·sa·tion /ˌkäm pən sā shən/ n 1: the act of compensating 2 in the civil law of Louisiana: the ending of mutual obligations between two people for money or quantities of fungible things usu. by operation of law but sometimes by an agreement … Law dictionary
Compensation — Com pen*sa tion, n. [L. compensatio a weighing, a balancing of accounts.] 1. The act or principle of compensating. Emerson. [1913 Webster] 2. That which constitutes, or is regarded as, an equivalent; that which makes good the lack or variation of … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Compensation balance — Compensation Com pen*sa tion, n. [L. compensatio a weighing, a balancing of accounts.] 1. The act or principle of compensating. Emerson. [1913 Webster] 2. That which constitutes, or is regarded as, an equivalent; that which makes good the lack or … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Compensation pendulum — Compensation Com pen*sa tion, n. [L. compensatio a weighing, a balancing of accounts.] 1. The act or principle of compensating. Emerson. [1913 Webster] 2. That which constitutes, or is regarded as, an equivalent; that which makes good the lack or … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
compensation — Arrangement under which the delivery of goods to a party is paid for by buying back a certain amount of the product from the recipient of the goods. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * compensation com‧pen‧sa‧tion [ˌkɒmpənˈseɪʆn ǁ ˌkɑːm ] noun… … Financial and business terms
compensation — com|pen|sa|tion W3 [ˌkɔmpənˈseıʃən US ˌka:m ] n 1.) [U] money paid to someone because they have suffered injury or loss, or because something they own has been damaged compensation for ▪ compensation for injuries at work compensation from ▪ She… … Dictionary of contemporary English
