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Definition: Compensation |
CompensationNoun1. Something given to recompense for loss or injury. 2. (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that conceals your undesirable shortcomings by exaggerating desirable behaviors. 3. The act of compensating for loss or injury. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "compensation" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references) |
Etymology: Compensation \Com`pen*sa"tion\, noun. [Latin expression compensatio weighing, balancing of accounts.]. (Websters 1913) |
| Domain | Definition |
Chemistry | Result of the interaction of a combination of stimuli in such a way that each one is perceived with less intensity than if it acted alone. Source: European Union. (references) |
Computing | The modification of the amplitude-frequency response of an amplifier to broaden the bandwidth or make the response more nearly uniform over the existing bandwidth. Source: European Union. (references) |
Electrical Engineering | An introduction of donors into a p-type semiconductor, or acceptors into an n-type semiconductor. Source: European Union. (references) |
Geography | Explains the. . . constancy of pressure with latitude at the Earth's surface on the basis that latitudinal temperature changes in the troposphere are accompanied by. . . changes in the opposite. . . in the stratosphere. Source: European Union. (references) |
Labor | Paid to undertakings employing staff on short time. Source: European Union. (references) |
| Is a reward for labor services rendered. A major part of the compensation package is the direct wage or price, paid for labor services. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| A term used to encompass the entire range of wages and benefits, both current and deferred, that workers receive out of their employment. In the Employment Cost Index compensation includes the employer's cost of wages and salaries, plus the cost of providing employee benefits (Also see (National Compensation Survey). (references) | |
Law | The payment of compensation for damages or for losses incurred by a person, which may be tax exempt if paid for purely personal damages, such as for slander. Source: European Union. (references) |
Medicine | As employed by the analytical schools, a mechanism by which the indivudual covers up a weakness or defect, by exaggerating the manifestation of a relatively less defective, or more desirable, characteristic. Also employed(in adjectival form for the most part)for movements, often reflex, of one part of the body in order to restore equilibrium-compensatory movements and reflexes. Source: European Union. (references) |
| A process in which a tendency for change in a given direction is counteracted by the organism to restore the normal condition in the balancing function. Source: European Union. (references) | |
Post & Telecom | A process of effecting the maximum possible reduction in aerial effect. Source: European Union. (references) |
Transportation | A valuable return in the form of money, a travel voucher and/or other services in favour of passengers holding a confirmed reservation for a scheduled flight and being voluntarily or involuntarily denied from boarding an overbooked flight. Source: European Union. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
| HNS Convention 1996 | English | The International Convention on Liability and Compensation for Damage in connection with the Carriage of Hazardous and Noxious Substances by Sea, 1996 | Environment, Law |
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |||
Synonym: CompensationSynonym: recompense (n). (additional references) |
| Synonym by domain: set-off (finance, law). |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Atonement | Noun: atonement, reparation; compromise, composition; compensation; quittance, quits; expiation, redemption, reclamation, conciliation, propitiation; indemnification, redress. |
Compensation | Verb: make compensation; compensate, compense; indemnify; counteract, countervail, counterpoise; balance; outbalance, overbalance, counterbalance; set off; hedge, square, give and take; make up for, lee way; cover, fill up, neutralize, nullify; equalize; make good; redeem; (atone). |
Noun: compensation, equation; commutation; indemnification; compromise; neutralization, nullification; counteraction; reaction; measure for measure. retaliation; equalization; robbing Peter to pay Paul. | |
Compromise | Noun: compromise, commutation, composition; middle term, mezzo termine; compensation; abatement of differences, adjustment, mutual concession. |
Contrariety | Adverb: contrarily; Adjective: contra, contrariwise, per contra, on the contrary, nay rather; vice versa; on the other hand; (in compensation). |
Counteraction | Noun: counteraction, opposition; contrariety; antagonism, polarity; clashing; Verb: collision, interference, inhibition, resistance, renitency, friction; reaction; retroaction; (recoil); counterblast; neutralization; (compensation); vis inertiae; check; (hindrance). |
Payment | Salary, compensation, remuneration (reward). |
Disgorge, make repayment; repay, refund, reimburse, retribute; make compensation;. | |
Restitution | Noun: restitution, return; rendition, reddition; restoration; reinvestment, recuperation; rehabilitation; (reconstruction); reparation, atonement; compensation, indemnification. |
Retaliation | Recrimination; (accusation); revenge; compensation; reaction; (recoil). |
Reward | Allowance, salary, stipend, wages, compensation; pay, payment; emolument; tribute; batta, shot, scot; bonus, premium, tip; fee, honorarium; hire; dasturi, dustoori; mileage. |
Indemnity, indemnification; quittance; compensation; reparation, redress, satisfaction; reckoning, acknowledgment, requital, amends, sop; atonement, retribution; consideration, return, quid pro quo. | |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | When they don't come home, their families are told fairy tales about what happened to them and denied compensation. Well, I have choked on these lies my entire career! (The Rock; writing credit: David Weisberg; Douglas Cook) My compensation for lying to Glynn. (Oz; writing credit: Pavel Srut) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Kill Without Compensation (1970) The Law of Compensation (1917) | |
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 | Malenkov: But you've got this compensation, you live in the worker's paradise. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Compensation case. Herrin Hospital (private). Herrin, Illinois. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | The interview for unemployment compensation. San Francisco, California. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Ireland's mineral wealth -- who owns Navan? : nationalisation without compensation. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | "Ireland's" mineral industry -- development or exploitation? : nationalisation without compensation. Credit: Library of Congress. | ||
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
| Author | Quotation |
Henry David Thoreau | If we will be quiet and ready enough, we shall find compensation in every disappointment. |
Voltaire | Providence has given us hope and sleep as a compensation for the many cares of life. |
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| Author | Date | Quotation |
US Constitution | 1791 | Clause 1: The Senators and Representatives shall receive a Compensation for their Services, to be ascertained by Law, and paid out of the Treasury of the United States. (reference) |
US Bill of Rights | 1795 | Amendment V. No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation. (reference) |
Amendment to US Constitution | 1795-2005 | No law, varying the compensation for the services of the Senators and Representatives, shall take effect, until an election of representatives shall have intervened. (reference) |
Treaty of Versailles | 1919 | The payment of this compensation may be made by the Allied or Associated State, and the amount will be debited to Germany. (reference) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | However, compensation has its limits. (references) | |
This form of therapy is thought to promote compensation for the disorder. (references) | ||
A new tool that enables doctors to spot gait abnormalities, pinpoint problem muscles, and separate real problems from compensation is called gait analysis. (references) | ||
Business | Supply and demand determine compensation. (references) | |
An injured worker is entitled to fair compensation. (references) | ||
In some cases a "social compensation fee" is also imposed. (references) | ||
Children | Guyana | In a related practice, parents demand monetary compensation following the rape of a teenage daughter. (references) |
Canada | Les Enfants de Duplessis, a private group of 250 of the 1,000 to 1,500 citizens who as orphan children were diagnosed falsely as retarded and psychotic, and illegally interned in mental institutions between the 1930's and 1950's, continued to seek compensation from the provincial and federal governments. (references) | |
Civil Liberties | Bosnia and Herzegovina | The Chamber also ordered monetary compensation. (references) |
Economic History | Tunisia | THE CASE WAS EVENTUALLY SETTLED WITHOUT COMPENSATION. (references) |
Hong Kong | These ordinances provide for payment of compensation. (references) | |
Guinea | It also promises fair compensation for expropriated property. (references) | |
Human Rights | Sweden | By October 2000, 1,925 persons had applied for compensation. (references) |
Brazil | None of the victims' families have received compensation from the Government. (references) | |
Hong Kong | In other cases, an injured party may seek compensation through civil proceedings. (references) | |
Indigenous People | Indonesia | When disputes cannot be settled, the Government has the authority to define fair compensation for land. (references) |
Cameroon | Others alleged that they have been swindled of their compensation by persons posing as Pygmy representatives. (references) | |
Cameroon | Pygmies reportedly continued to complain that the forests they inhabit were being logged without fair compensation. (references) | |
Minorities | Slovak Republic | Some victims have received compensation. (references) |
Tanzania | The three plaintiffs who received compensation appealed the case, arguing that the compensation was not adequate. (references) | |
Iran | The legal system discriminates against minorities, awarding lower compensation awards in injury and death lawsuits and imposing heavier punishments than on Muslims. (references) | |
Political Economy | DENMARK | Danish employers are almost alone in the EU in paying virtually no non-wage compensation. (references) |
ITALY | The law sets basic health and safety standards and guidelines for compensation for on-the-job injuries. (references) | |
ARGENTINA | U.S. insurance companies are active in providing life, property and casualty, and workers compensation insurance. (references) | |
Trade | Yemen | Often, customs officials arbitrarily confiscate souvenirs at the airport without compensation. (references) |
Spain | The compensation came in the form of minimum import commitments for corn and sorghum, as well as tariff reductions on about 25 other products. (references) | |
Japan | This law, which went into effect in July 1995, makes manufacturers liable for compensation for injury, death, or damage to property resulting from the sale of defective products whether or not such defects can be attributed to accidental or willful faulty manufacture. (references) | |
Travel | Peru | However, if any compensation is earned and paid while in Peru, a business visa is required and a tax declaration must be processed before departing Peru. (references) |
Women | Argentina | In the first conviction of an employer for allowing sexual harassment, a woman was awarded $25,000 in compensation in August. (references) |
Papua New Guinea | The willingness of some communities to settle incidents of rape through material compensation rather than criminal prosecution makes the crime difficult to combat. (references) | |
Worker Rights | Barbados | The courts commonly award monetary compensation but rarely order reemployment. (references) |
Dominican Republic | Those who were not reinstated still had not received compensation at year's end. (references) | |
Russia | A court decision on compensation for wage differentials was pending at year's end. (references) | |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | MACROBIAN, n. One forgotten of the gods and living to a great age. History is abundantly supplied with examples, from Methuselah to Old Parr, but some notable instances of longevity are less well known. A Calabrian peasant named Coloni, born in 1753, lived so long that he had what he considered a glimpse of the dawn of universal peace. Scanavius relates that he knew an archbishop who was so old that he could remember a time when he did not deserve hanging. In 1566 a linen draper of Bristol, England, declared that he had lived five hundred years, and that in all that time he had never told a lie. There are instances of longevity (macrobiosis) in our own country. Senator Chauncey Depew is old enough to know better. The editor of The American, a newspaper in New York City, has a memory that goes back to the time when he was a rascal, but not to the fact. The President of the United States was born so long ago that many of the friends of his youth have risen to high political and military preferment without the assistance of personal merit. The verses following were written by a macrobian: When I was young the world was fair And amiable and sunny. A brightness was in all the air, In all the waters, honey. The jokes were fine and funny, The statesmen honest in their views, And in their lives, as well, And when you heard a bit of news 'Twas true enough to tell. Men were not ranting, shouting, reeking, Nor women "generally speaking." The Summer then was long indeed: It lasted one whole season! The sparkling Winter gave no heed When ordered by Unreason To bring the early peas on. Now, where the dickens is the sense In calling that a year Which does no more than just commence Before the end is near? When I was young the year extended From month to month until it ended. I know not why the world has changed To something dark and dreary, And everything is now arranged To make a fellow weary. The Weather Man -- I fear he Has much to do with it, for, sure, The air is not the same: It chokes you when it is impure, When pure it makes you lame. With windows closed you are asthmatic; Open, neuralgic or sciatic. Well, I suppose this new regime Of dun degeneration Seems eviler than it would seem To a better observation, And has for compensation Some blessings in a deep disguise Which mortal sight has failed To pierce, although to angels' eyes They're visible unveiled. If Age is such a boon, good land! He's costumed by a master hand! Venable Strigg |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| Speaker | Phrase(s) |
Al Hunt | Mr. Chairman, we're going to have to take a break now, but we will be back in just a minute to talk to Bill Thomas about Social Security and unemployment compensation, and possible tax reform. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
George Washington | 1789-1797 | The compensation to the officers of the United States in various instances, and in none more than in respect to the most important stations, appear to call for legislative revision. |
John Quincy Adams | 1825-1829 | In the mean time a reduced expenditure upon established routes has kept pace with increased facilities of public accommodation and additional services have been obtained at reduced rates of compensation. |
Andrew Jackson | 1829-1837 | Other claims have been made for large increases in compensation, which, under the circumstances of the several cases, I declined making without the express sanction of Congress. |
Grover Cleveland | 1885-1889; 1893-1897 | If this involves the surrender or postponement of private interests and the abandonment of local advantages, compensation will be found in the assurance that the common interest is subserved and the general welfare advanced. |
Harry S. Truman | 1945-1953 | Again I urge the Congress to enact legislation liberalizing unemployment compensation benefits and extending the coverage. |
Jimmy Carter | 1977-1981 | Also, my Administration was the first to seek a cost-of-living increase for the recipients of VA compensation every year. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| "Compensation" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 99.81% of the time. "Compensation" is used about 3,092 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 99.81% | 3,086 | 3,039 |
| Lexical Verb (infinitive) | 0.1% | 3 | 202,518 |
| Noun (common) | 0.1% | 3 | 202,518 |
| Total | 100.00% | 3,092 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "compensation": claim compensation ♦ claim for compensation ♦ compass compensation ♦ Compensation balance ♦ compensation for property damage ♦ compensation for undue damage ♦ compensation in money ♦ compensation of employees ♦ compensation of employees at current prices ♦ compensation of employes ♦ Compensation pendulum ♦ compensation transactions ♦ cutter diameter compensation ♦ cutter radius compensation ♦ doping compensation ♦ Dosage Compensation (Genetics) ♦ emergency unemployment compensation ♦ entitled to compensation ♦ fair compensation ♦ Federal Supplemental Compensation ♦ image motion compensation ♦ in compensation ♦ make compensation ♦ motion compensation ♦ resettlement compensation ♦ unemployment compensation ♦ unemployment compensation for former military personnel ♦ without compensation ♦ Workers' Compensation ♦ workmen's compensation ♦ Workmen's compensation act. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "compensation": compensation-cheque. | |
Ending with "compensation": over-compensation. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "compensation"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Afrikaans | vergelding (reward), beloning (reward). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | zhdëmtim (indemnification, indemnity), shpërblim (bonus, consideration, desert, deserts, guerdon, honor, honorarium, honour, kudos, meed, pay, payment, premium, recompense, recoupment, remuneration, render, reparations, repayment, requital, return, reward), pagesë (carfare, charge, consideration, cost, fare, fee, honorarium, pay, payment, quittance, remuneration, salary, wage), kompensim (amends, offset, quid pro quo, quits, recompense, recoupment, return, solatium, weighting), balancim (balance, equilibrium). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | تعويضات (indemnification, reparations, restitution), عوض عن (recover, repay, requite). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | компенсация (amends, atonement, indemnification, indemnity, offset, pay, recompense, recoupment, reprisal, requital, restitution, set off), възнаграждение (consideration, emolument, guerdon, pay, payment, payoff, premium, remuneration, return, reward, wage), обезщетение (amends, come back, cover, damages, indemnification, indemnity, offset, recompense, recoupment, redress, reparation, satisfaction, solatium), балансиране (equilibrium, trim), плащане (defrayal, defrayment, disbursement, dues, fee, pay, payment, remuneration, render). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 償金 , 索 (damages), 报偿. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | vyrovnání (equalization, equilibration, repayment, settlement), odškodnìní (indemnification, restitution, retribution), náhrada (premium, recompense, recovery, redress, reimbursement, restitution, substitute, substitution, surrogate), kompenzace (overcompensation, recoupment, reparation). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | kompensation (indemnification, indemnity, neutralisation, neutralization), belønning (reward). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | vergelding (reward), loon (reward, salary, wage, wages), compensatie (offset), beloning (reward). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Esperanto | rekompenco (reward). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | vahingonkorvaus (damages, indemnification). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | compensation (correction), indemnisation, dédommagement. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Frisian | beleanning (reward). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | kompensation (correction), entschädigung (amends, indemnification, indemnity, recompense, recoupment, redress, reimbursement, remuneration, reparation, repayment, restitution, reward), ausgleich (balance, balancing, Deuce, equalization, equalizer, equation, evening out, redemption, settlement, settling), vergütung (abatement, coating, discount, emolument, payment, perquisite, rebate, recompense, refund, refunding, reimbursement, remuneration, salary, tempering), schadensersatz (damages), abfindung (forisfamiliation, gratuity, indemnity, paying off, redundancy payment, severance pay). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | αποζημίωση (amends, benefit, compensation for, damages, indemnification, indemnity, recompense, recoupment, redress, reimbursement, remuneration, reparation, restitution). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | קזוז (offset, set off, writing off), פצוי (damages, indemnification, indemnity, offset, pacification), "טב" (betterment, bonus, improvement), 'מול" (recompense, reward). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | viszonzás (offset, reciprocation, recompense, repayment, requital, return), kártérítés (damages, indemnity, recompense, recovery, relief, restitution), kártalanítás (amends, fine, indemnification, indemnity, recompense), kárpótlás (amends, indemnification, makeup, offset, recompense, restitution, restitution in kind, return, satisfaction), ellensúlyozás (correction), beszámítás (set-off). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesian | tebusan (bail, ransom), penggantian (replacement, substitution), ganti rugi (back pay, indemnify, redress). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | compensazione (fee), ricompensa (award, consideration, meed, payoff, repayment, requital, retribution, reward), indennizzo (amendments, damages, indemnification, indemnity, recoupment, refund, reimbursement, replacement, substitution). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 償 (indemnity, reparations), 補償 (reparation), 弁償 (indemnity, next word, reimbursement, reparation), 代償 (consideration, indemnification, reparation). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | たいか (a consideration, accumulation of freight or stock, degeneration, equivalent value, expert, fireproof, freight congestion, gross mistake, large fire, retrogression, serious error), べ"しょうき" (indemnity, reimbursement, reparation), べ"しょう (demonstration, indemnity, next word, proof, reimbursement, reparation), うめあわせ, ばいしょう (indemnity, reparations), ほしょう (assurance, barrier reef, guarantee, pledge, reparation, security, sentry, warranty), ほきょう (reinforcement), ほうしょうき" (bonus, bounty, cash bonus, reward), ほうしょう (bonus, bounty, indemnity, medal, Minister of Justice, prize, Ratnasambhava, reparation, reward, singing, The Jewel-born), かわり (a replacement, a turn, alteration, alternate, an exchange transaction, change, deputy, difference, proxy, relief, second helping, strangeness, substitute), ゆうしょう (beautiful and quiet scene, brave general, championship, consideration, great soldier, overall victory, urging one to drink more good wine during a banquet), てあて (allowance, medical care, treatment), いしょう (admiral, boss, brigadier general, commodore, consideration, general, indemnification, reparation, size). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 대상. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | lhiasaghey (amendment, appendix, appendix book, atone, atonement, compensate, correct, correct as text, correction, cultivate, cultivation, culture, cure, curing, develop, developing, dress, dressing, dung, dunging, enrich, expiate, expiation, fertilize, fertilizer, furtherance, husband, husband as land, improvement, imputation, manure, manuring, propitiate, propitiation, reclaim, reclamation, recompense, repair, replenish, replenishment, restitution, revise, revision, rub up, season), lhiasagh (amends, atonement, manure, recompense, redress, reparation, reprisal, retribution, revisionary), cooilleeney (achieve, achievement, acquit, acquittal, avenge, compensate, consummate, consummation, execute, fulfil, fulfilment, punishment, satisfaction, satisfy, vengeance), aayeeilley (compensate, rebate, recoup, repay, repayment, retribution). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Papiamen | rekompensa (reward). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ompensationcay compensação (amends, consideration, quid pro quo, quittance, ransom, recompense, redress, remuneration, reparation), recompensa (award, booty, bounty, comeback, consideration, gratification, guerdon, meed, merit, payment, premium, prise, prize, recompense, repayment, requital, reward, sanction, wage). (various references) compensare (cancellation, redemption, satisfaction), compensaţie (amends, damage, drawback, indemnification, indemnity, offset, quittance, redress, remedy, requital, restitution, retrieval, set off), schimb (barter, change, exchange, I change, pair, relay, relief, return, shift, spell, substitute, swap, swop, truck), recompensã (acknowledgement, acknowledgment, award, consideration, desert, hire, pay, prize, recompense, remuneration, repayment, requital, retribution, reward), rãscumpãrare (ransom, redemption), indemnizaţie (indemnity), despãgubire (amends, consideration, indemnification, indemnity, recoupment, redress, reimbursement, remedy, remuneration, reparation, restitution, retrieval, satisfaction, set off, vindictive damages). (various references) уравновешивание (equilibration, steadying), компенсация (amends, atonement, indemnification, indemnity, offset, recompense, recoupment, reimbursement, remuneration, solatium), восстановление (rebuilding, reclamation, reconstruction, recovery, re-creation, redress, reduction, re-establishment, refreshment, refurbishment, rehabilitation, reinstatement, renewal, renovation, repair, reproduction, restitution, restoration, resurgence, retrieval), вознаграждение (gratification, payment, remuneration, repayment, requital, reward), возмещение (atonement, indemnification, indemnity, offset, quittance, recoupment, recovery, redress, refund, reimbursement, reparation, repayment, solatium). (various references) toillteanas (desert, reward), duais (a reward, premium, prize, reward). (various references) odšteta (amends, indemnity), obeštećenje (indemnification, indemnity, redress, remuneration, reparation, solatium), nadoknada (recoupment), kompenzacija. (various references) compensación (amends, clearance, indemnification, indemnity, offset, quid pro quo, quittance, recoupment, redress, reparation, requital, satisfaction, setoff, sop, trade off, trim), recompensa (acknowledgement, acknowledgment, gratification, guerdon, payment, payoff, prize, recompense, reward, treat). (various references) kompensation (offset). (various references) telâfi (amends, atonement, condonation, redress, reparation, undoing), tazminat (amends, award, damages, guerdon, indemnification, indemnity, recompense, redress, reparations, return), tazmin (indemnity, recovery, restitution), taviz (compromise, concession, quid pro quo), maaş (earnings, emolument, pay, salary, stipend, wage), karşılama (greeting, meeting, reception, recompense, recuperation, supply, welcome), bedel (consideration, equivalent, forfeit, offset, pay, price, purchase money, quid pro quo, quittance, rate, requital, substitute, substitutional, wages, worth), ödün (compromise, concession, quid pro quo). (various references) цwez. (various references) компенсація (amends, atonement, balancing, consideration, offset, quits, recompense, recoupment, reinforcement, remuneration, reparation, requital, set off), винагорода (amends, gratification, indemnification, payment, recompense, remunerating, remuneration, requital), зрівноваження (antilibration). (various references) vật đền bù, sự đền bù (requital). (various references) iawndal. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | merces mercedis, pensitationes, præmium, solacii, solacio, solacium. (various references) |
| Avestan | 200-600 | mizhdem. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Exodus Chapter 21, Verse 34 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | O kurioV tou lakkou apoteisei argurion dwsei tw kuriw autwn to de teteleuthkoV autw estai |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Dominus cisternae reddet pretium iumentorum quod autem mortuum est ipsius erit |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | The lord of the cistern shal yeeld the prijs of the beestis, and that that is deed shal be his. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | The owner off the pytte shall make it good and geue money vnto their master, and the dead beest shalbe his. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | The owner of the pit shall make it good, and give money unto the owner of them; and the dead beast shall be his. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | The owner of the pit shall make compensation, and give money to the owner of them; and the dead beast shall be his. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | The owner of the hole is responsible; he will have to make payment to their owner, but the dead beast will be his. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Exodus Chapter 21, Verse 34 |
| Cebuano | Ang tag-iya sa gahong magabayad niini; magahatag siya ug salapi sa tag-iya niini ug ang namatay nga mananap mamaiya. |
| Croatian | neka isplati vlasniku u novcu, a uginula životinja neka njemu pripadne. |
| Danish | da skal Brøndens Ejer erstatte det; han skal give Dyrets Ejer Erstatning i Penge, men det døde Dyr skal tilfalde ham, |
| Dutch | De heer des kuils zal het vergelden; hij zal aan deszelfs heer het geld wederkeren; doch dat dode zal zijns wezen. |
| Finnish | niin kaivon omistaja korvatkoon isännälle sen rahassa; mutta kuollut eläin olkoon hänen. |
| French | le possesseur de la citerne paiera au maître la valeur de l`animal en argent, et aura pour lui l`animal mort. |
| German | so soll's der Herr der Grube mit Geld dem andern wiederbezahlen; das Aas aber soll sein sein. |
| Haitian Creole | se pou mèt pi a peye mèt bèt la sa bèt la vo. Bèt mouri a menm va rete pou mèt pi a. |
| Hungarian | A verem ura fizessen; pénzül térítse meg azok urának, a hulla pedig legyen az övé. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | pemilik sumur itu harus membayar ganti rugi kepada pemilik ternak itu, tetapi ia boleh mengambil ternak yang sudah mati itu untuk dirinya. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | maka tak dapat tiada yang empunya lobang itu akan memberi gantinya rugi dan membayar harganya kepada orang yang empunya binatang itu, tetapi bangkai itu menjadi dia punya. |
| Italian | il proprietario della cisterna deve dare l'indennizzo: verser il denaro al padrone della bestia e l'animale morto gli apparterr . |
| Maori | Me utu e te tangata nana te poka, me homai he moni e ia ki to raua ariki; a mana te mea mate. |
| Norwegian | da skal brønnens eier godtgjøre det; han skal gi dyrets eier penger i vederlag, men det døde dyr skal være hans. |
| Portuguese | o dono da cova dará indenização; pagá-la-á em dinheiro ao dono do animal morto, mas este será seu. |
| Rumanian | stqpknul gropii sq plqteascq stqpknului lor preyul vitei kn argint, iar vita moartq sq fie a lui. |
| Russian | ФП ИПЪСЙО СНЩ "ПМЦЕО ЪБ МБФЙФШ, ПФ"БФШ УЕТЕ'ТП ИПЪСЙОХ ЙИ, Б ФТХ 'Х"ЕФ ЕЗП. |
| Spanish | el dueño de la cisterna pagará a su dueño su valor en dinero; y el animal muerto será suyo. |
| Swedish | så skall brunnens ägare giva ersättning i penningar åt djurets ägare, men den döda kroppen skall vara hans. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "compensation": compensational, compensations. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "compensation": decompensation, overcompensation. (additional references) | |
Words containing "compensation": decompensations, overcompensations. (additional references) | |
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"Compensation" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: compansation, compensaion, compensaiton, compensationary, compentation, compenzation, compesation, conpensation. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "compensation" (pronounced kÄ'mpunsā"shun) |
| 8 | -p u n s ā" sh u n | dispensation. |
| 7 | -u n s ā" sh u n | condensation. |
| 6 | -n s ā" sh u n | sensation. |
| 5 | -s ā" sh u n | annexation, cessation, conversation, fixation, indexation, relaxation, subluxation, taxation. |
| 4 | -ā" sh u n | abbreviation, abdication, aberration, abomination, abrogation, acceleration, acclimation, accommodation, accreditation, accumulation, accusation, acidification, activation, adaptation, adjudication, administration, admiration, adoration, adulation, advocation, affectation, affiliation, affirmation, agglomeration, aggravation, agitation, alienation, allegation, alleviation, allocation, alphabetization, alteration, altercation, amalgamation, amelioration, amortization, amplification, amputation, animation, annihilation, annotation, anticipation, antidiscrimination, appellation, application, appreciation, approbation, appropriation, approximation, arbitration, argumentation, articulation, aspiration, assassination, assimilation, association, augmentation, authentication, authorization, automation, aviation, avocation, balkanization, bifurcation, calculation, calibration, cancellation, cannibalization, capitalization, capitulation, carnation, castration, categorization, causation, celebration, centralization, certification, cetacean, characterization, citation, civilization, clarification, classification, coagulation, codification, cogeneration, cogitation, cohabitation, collaboration, collectivization, colonization, coloration, colorization, combination, commemoration, commendation, commercialization, communication, communization, compilation, complication, computation, computerization, concatenation, concentration, conciliation, condemnation, confabulation, confederation, configuration, confirmation, confiscation, conflagration, confrontation, conglomeration, congratulation, congregation, conjugation, connotation, consecration, conservation, consideration, consolation, consolidation, constellation, consternation, constipation, consultation, consummation, contamination, contemplation, continuation, convocation, cooperation, coordination, coronation, corporation, correlation, corroboration, creation, cremation, criminalization, crustacean, culmination, cultivation, dalmatian, damnation, decaffeination, decapitation, deceleration, decentralization, decertification, declaration, decontamination, decoration, decriminalization, dedication, defamation, deflation, deforestation, deformation, degeneration, degradation, dehumanization, dehydration, deification, deinstitutionalization, delegation, deliberation, delineation, demarcation, demilitarization, demobilization, democratization, demodulation, demonization, demonstration, demoralization, denationalization, denomination, denuclearization, denunciation, depopulation, deportation, depravation, depreciation, depredation, deprivation, deregulation, derivation, desalination, desalinization, desecration, desegregation, desiccation, designation, desolation, desperation, destabilization, destination, determination, detonation, detoxication, detoxification, devaluation, devastation, deviation, dictation, differentiation, dilatation, dilation, discoloration, discontinuation, discrimination, disembarkation, disinclination, disinflation, disinformation, disintegration, dislocation, disorganization, disorientation, disputation, disqualification, dissemination, dissertation, dissipation, dissociation, distillation, diversification, divination, documentation, domestication, domination, donation, dramatization, duplication, duration, echolocation, edification, education, ejaculation, elaboration, elation, electrification, elevation, elimination, elongation, emanation, emancipation, embarkation, emigration, emulation, enumeration, equalization, equitation, equivocation, eradication, escalation, estimation, evacuation, evaluation, evaporation, evocation, exacerbation, exaggeration, examination, exasperation, excavation, excitation, exclamation, excommunication, exfoliation, exhalation, exhilaration, exhortation, exhumation, exoneration, expatriation, expectation, experimentation, expiration, explanation, explication, exploitation, exploration, expropriation, extermination, extrapolation, fabrication, facilitation, falsification, fascination, federation, fermentation, fertilization, fibrillation, figuration, filtration, flirtation, flotation, fluctuation, fluoridation, foliation, formation, formulation, fortification, foundation, fragmentation, frustration, fumigation, gasification, gastrulation, generalization, generation, gentrification, germination, gestation, glaciation, globalization, glorification, gradation, graduation, granulation, gratification, gravitation, gyration, habitation, hallucination, harmonization, hesitation, hibernation, hospitalization, humiliation, hybridization, hydration, hydrogenation, hyperinflation, identification, illumination, illustration, imagination, imitation, immigration, immunization, impersonation, implantation, implementation, implication, importation, impregnation, improvisation, imputation, inactivation, inauguration, incantation, incapacitation, incarceration, incarnation, inclination, incoordination, incorporation, incrimination, incrustation, incubation, indemnification, indentation, indication, indignation, indoctrination, industrialization, infatuation, infestation, infiltration, inflammation, inflation, information, inhabitation, inhalation, initiation, innovation, inoculation, insemination, insinuation, inspiration, installation, instigation, institutionalization, instrumentation, insubordination, insulation, integration, intensification, internationalization, interpretation, interrogation, intimation, intimidation, intonation, intoxication, inundation, invalidation, investigation, invitation, invocation, ionization, irradiation, irrigation, irritation, isolation, jubilation, justification, laceration, lactation, legalization, legislation, levitation, liberalization, liberation, libration, ligation, limitation, liquidation, litigation, localization, location, lubrication, machination, magnetization, magnification, malformation, manifestation, manipulation, marginalization, masturbation, maturation, maximization, mechanization, mediation, medication, meditation, menstruation, migration, mineralization, miniaturization, ministration, misallocation, misapplication, misappropriation, miscalculation, mischaracterization, miscommunication, miscreation, misidentification, misinformation, misinterpretation, misrepresentation, mitigation, mobilization, moderation, modernization, modification, modulation, molestation, monopolization, motivation, multiplication, mummification, mutation, mutilation, narration, nation, nationalization, naturalization, navigation, negation, negotiation, neutralization, nitration, nomination, nondiscrimination, nonproliferation, normalization, notation, notification, nucleation, nullification, obfuscation, obligation, observation, occupation, operation, optimization, oration, orchestration, ordination, organisation, organization, orientation, origination, ornamentation, oscillation, ossification, ostentation, ovation, overpopulation, overregulation, overvaluation, ovulation, oxidation, pacification, pagination, palpitation, participation, pasteurization, penetration, perforation, permutation, perpetuation, personalization, personification, perspiration, perturbation, pigmentation, plantation, polarization, politicization, pollination, pontification, popularization, population, precipitation, predestination, prefabrication, premeditation, preoccupation, preparation, presentation, preservation, pressurization, privation, privatization, probation, proclamation, procrastination, procreation, profanation, prognostication, proliferation, pronunciation, propagation, proration, prostration, protestation, provocation, publication, punctuation, purification, qualification, quantification, quotation, radiation, radicalization, ramification, ratification, rationalization, reaffirmation, realization, reallocation, reauthorization, recalculation, recantation, recapitalization, recertification, recitation, reclamation, reclassification, recommendation, reconciliation, reconfiguration, reconfirmation, reconsideration, recreation, recrimination, rectification, recuperation, redecoration, rededication, reevaluation, reexamination, reflation, reforestation, reformation, refrigeration, refutation, regeneration, regimentation, registration, regulation, rehabilitation, rehydration, reincarnation, reincorporation, reinterpretation, reinvigoration, reiteration, rejuvenation, relation, relocation, remediation, remuneration, renationalization, renegotiation, renomination, renovation, renunciation, reorganization, reparation, repatriation, replication, representation, repudiation, reputation, reregulation, reservation, resignation, respiration, restoration, resuscitation, retaliation, retardation, reunification, revaluation, revelation, reverberation, revitalization, revocation, rotation, rumination, salvation, sanctification, sanitation, saponification, saturation, securitization, sedation, sedimentation, segmentation, segregation, separation, sequestration, simplification, simulation, situation, socialization, solicitation, sophistication, specialization, specification, speculation, stabilization, stagflation, stagnation, standardization, starvation, station, sterilization, stimulation, stipulation, strangulation, subordination, subsidization, substantiation, suburbanization, suffocation, summation, superstation, syndication, tabulation, telecommunication, temptation, termination, titillation, toleration, transformation, transillumination, translation, transplantation, transportation, trepidation, triangulation, tribulation, undervaluation, unification, unionization, urbanization, usurpation, utilization, vacation, vaccination, vacillation, validation, valuation, vaporization, variation, vegetation, ventilation, verification, vibration, victimization, vilification, vindication, violation, visitation, visualization, vocation, vulgarization, westernization. |
| 3 | -sh u n | abduction, abolition, abortion, absolution, absorption, abstraction, academician, accession, accretion, acquisition, action, addiction, addition, admission, admonition, adoption, advection, affection, affliction, aggression, alliteration, alternation, ambition, ammunition, antiabortion, anticorruption, apparition, apportion, apprehension, ascension, ashen, assertion, assumption, attention, attraction, attribution, attrition, auction, audition, beautician, benediction, brutalization, caption, carburetion, caution, circulation, circumspection, clinician, coalition, coercion, cognition, collection, commission, commotion, compassion, competition, completion, complexion, composition, comprehension, compression, compulsion, compunction, conception, conceptualization, concession, concoction, concussion, condescension, condition, conduction, confection, confession, conjunction, connection, conniption, conscription, constitution, constriction, construction, consumption, contention, contortion, contraception, contraction, contradiction, contraption, contribution, contrition, convection, convention, conviction, convolution, convulsion, correction, corruption, counterrevolution, crucifixion, cushion, deception, decimation, decommission, decomposition, decompression, deconstruction, deduction, defection, definition, deletion, demolition, demotion, dentition, depiction, depletion, deposition, depression, dereliction, description, desertion, destitution, destruction, detection, detention, deterioration, devolution, devotion, diction, dietitian, diffraction, digression, dilution, dimension, diminution, direction, disaffection, disconnection, discretion, discussion, disinfection, disposition, disruption, dissatisfaction, dissection, dissension, dissolution, distinction, distortion, distraction, distribution, dysfunction, edition, egyptian, ejection, election, electrician, electrocution, elocution, emission, emotion, emulsion, encryption, erection, erudition, eruption, eviction, evolution, exaction, exception, excoriation, excretion, execution, exemption, exertion, exhibition, expansion, expedition, exposition, expression, expulsion, extension, extinction, extortion, extraction, extradition, faction, fashion, fiction, fission, flexion, formalization, fraction, freshen, friction, fruition, function, gentian, geriatrician, gumption, hessian, homogenization, hypertension, hypotension, ignition, impassion, imperfection, imposition, impression, inaction, inception, incineration, indiscretion, induction, infarction, infection, inflection, infliction, infraction, inhibition, injection, injunction, inquisition, inscription, insertion, inspection, institution, instruction, insurrection, interaction, interception, intercession, interconnection, interdiction, interjection, intermission, interruption, intersection, introduction, introspection, intuition, invention, junction, jurisdiction, juxtaposition, lilliputian, liposuction, liquefaction, locomotion, logician, lotion, magician, malfunction, malnutrition, mansion, martian, mathematician, mention, midsection, misapprehension, misconception, misimpression, misperception, mission, mortician, motion, munition, musician, nonaggression, nonfiction, nonprescription, notion, nutrition, objection, obsession, obstetrician, obstruction, ocean, omission, opposition, oppression, optician, option, overconsumption, overexpansion, overproduction, overprotection, overreaction, oversimplification, partition, passion, patrician, pediatrician, pension, perception, percussion, perfection, permission, persecution, petition, physician, politician, pollution, portion, position, possession, potion, precaution, precession, preconception, precondition, prediction, predilection, predisposition, preelection, preemption, preignition, premonition, prescription, presumption, presupposition, pretension, prevention, procession, production, profession, progression, prohibition, projection, promotion, proportion, proposition, propulsion, proscription, prosecution, prostitution, protection, ration, reaction, reassertion, reception, recession, recognition, recollection, recondition, reconstruction, redefinition, redemption, redirection, redistribution, reduction, reeducation, reelection, reflection, regression, reimposition, reinspection, reintegration, reintroduction, reinvention, rejection, remission, rendition, repercussion, repetition, reposition, repossession, repression, reproduction, requisition, resolution, restitution, restriction, resumption, resurrection, retention, retraction, retransmission, retribution, revolution, revulsion, rhetorician, sanction, satisfaction, secession, secretion, section, sedition, seduction, selection, session, solution, statistician, submission, subscription, subsection, substation, substitution, subtraction, succession, suction, superstition, supposition, suppression, suspension, suspicion, syncopation, tactician, technician, tension, theoretician, titian, traction, tradition, transaction, transcription, transection, transgression, transition, transmission, tuition, venetian, volition, workstation. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-e-i-m-n-n-o-o-p-s-t" | |
-2 letters: companions, components. | |
-3 letters: campesino, coinmates, companies, companion, component, composite, conations, economist, encomiast, isooctane, moonscape, nominates, nonatomic, nonimpact, nonpoetic, noontimes, onomastic, ptomaines. | |
-4 letters: aconites, actinons, amnestic, amniotes, amotions, ancients, apomicts, campiest, campions, campsite, canniest, canoeist, canonise, canonist, canopies, capstone, captions, centimos, coinmate, comatose, compotes, conation, connotes, contains, contemns, coonties, ectopias, emotions, empoison, enations, insectan. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-e-i-m-n-n-o-o-p-s-t" | |
+1 letter: compensations. | |
+2 letters: compensational, contemplations, decompensation. | |
+3 letters: decompensations, intercomparison, pronunciamentos, uncompassionate. | |
+4 letters: anthropocentrism, complementations, intercomparisons, overcompensating, overcompensation, pronunciamentoes. | |
+5 letters: anthropocentrisms, compartmentations, compassionateness, contemporaneities, countercomplaints, mechanoreceptions, noncontemporaries, overcompensations. | |
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| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Usage: Commercial 6. Images: Photo Album 7. Quotations: Familiar 8. Quotations: Historic | 9. Quotations: Non-fiction 10. Quotations: Spoken 11. Quotations: Speeches 12. Usage Frequency | 13. Expressions 14. Expressions: Internet 15. Translations: Modern 16. Translations: Ancient | 17. Bible Trace 18. Abbreviations 19. Acronyms 20. Derivations | 21. Rhymes 22. Anagrams 23. Bibliography |
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