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compensatory
com·pen·sate C0526200 (kŏm′pən-sāt′)v. com·pen·sat·ed, com·pen·sat·ing, com·pen·sates v.tr.1. To offset; counterbalance.2. To make satisfactory payment or reparation to; recompense or reimburse: Management compensated us for the time we worked.3. To stabilize the purchasing power of (a monetary unit) by changing the gold content in order to counterbalance price variations.v.intr. To serve as or provide a substitute or counterbalance.
[Latin compēnsāre, compēnsāt- : com-, com- + pēnsāre, to weigh; see (s)pen- in Indo-European roots.]
com′pen·sa′tive (kŏm′pən-sā′tĭv, kəm-pĕn′sə-tĭv) adj.com′pen·sa′tor n.com·pen′sa·to′ry (kəm-pĕn′sə-tôr′ē) adj.ThesauruscompensatoryadjectiveAffording compensation:compensative, remunerative.Translationscompensate (ˈkompənseit) verb1. to give money to (someone) or to do something else to make up for loss or wrong they have experienced. This payment will compensate (her) for the loss of her job. 賠償，補償 赔偿，补偿 2. to undo the effect of a disadvantage etc. The love the child received from his grandmother compensated for the cruelty of his parents. 抵銷 抵销compensatory (kəmˈpensətəri) adjective 賠償的 赔偿的ˌcompenˈsation noun payment etc given for loss or injury. He received a large sum of money as compensation when he was injured at work. 補償，賠償 赔偿，补偿 compensatory
com·pen·sa·to·ry (kom-pen'să-tōr'ē), Providing compensation; making up for a deficiency or loss.com·pen·sa·to·ry (kŏm-pen'să-tōr-ē) Providing compensation; making up for a deficiency or loss. compensatory
Related to compensatory: compensatory damages, compensatory mechanisms, compensatory growthSynonyms for compensatoryadj affording compensationSynonyms |