compensation

 
Pronunciation: /kɒmpɛnˈseɪʃ(ə)n/

noun

[mass noun]
  • 1something, typically money, awarded to someone in recognition of loss, suffering, or injury: he is seeking compensation for injuries suffered at work [as modifier]: a compensation claim
  • the action or process of awarding compensation: the compensation of victims
  • something that counterbalances or makes up for an undesirable or unwelcome state of affairs: the grey streets of London were small compensation for the loss of her beloved Africa [count noun]: getting older has some compensations
  • 2the process of concealing or offsetting a psychological difficulty by developing in another direction.
  • 3chiefly North American the money received by an employee from an employer as a salary or wages: send your CV and current compensation to Executive Search Consultant

Derivatives

compensational

adjective

Origin:

late Middle English: via Old French from Latin compensatio(n-), from the verb compensare 'weigh against' (see compensate)