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compensation

/ˌkɒmpɛnˈseɪʃən/

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noun

money given or received as payment for loss

  • “The value of my silence extends far beyond any monetary compensation.”Tatoeba
  • “This job is tough, though it has other compensations.”Tatoeba

Sentences from Tatoeba show real usage. A word can have several meanings, so a sentence may use another one.

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Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)

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