compensation
21COMPENSATION — n. f. Dédommagement d’un mal par un bien, d’une perte par un profit, d’un inconvénient par un avantage, d’une valeur moindre par un supplément. Cela fait compensation. Il y a compensation. Cela doit entrer en compensation de la perte qu’il a… …
22compensation */*/ — UK [ˌkɒmpənˈseɪʃ(ə)n] / US [ˌkɑmpənˈseɪʃ(ə)n] noun Word forms compensation : singular compensation plural compensations 1) [uncountable] money that someone receives because something bad has happened to them pay someone compensation: Victims of… …
23compensation — Indemnification; payment of damages; making amends; making whole; giving an equivalent or substitute of equal value. That which is necessary to restore an injured party to his former position. Remuneration for services rendered, whether in salary …
24compensation — Indemnification; payment of damages; making amends; making whole; giving an equivalent or substitute of equal value. That which is necessary to restore an injured party to his former position. Remuneration for services rendered, whether in salary …
25compensation — (kon pan sa sion ; en poésie, de cinq syllabes) s. f. 1° Action de compenser. Horloge, montre de compensation, horloge, montre munie d un appareil compensateur. Terme de marine. Table de compensation, table numérique destinée à suppléer… …
26Compensation — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Compensation >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 compensation compensation equation Sgm: N 1 commutation commutation Sgm: N 1 indemnification indemnification Sgm: N 1 compromise compromise &c. 774 neutralization nullification …
27compensation — 01. He received almost half a million dollars in [compensation] after an accident in which the brakes on his new car failed. 02. No success can [compensate] for failure in the family. 03. Fifty dollars should be adequate [compensation] for the… …
28compensation — com|pen|sa|tion [ ,kampən seıʃn ] noun ** 1. ) count or uncount something that changes or removes the bad result of something: compensation of: Not needing a car is one of the compensations of living in the city. compensation for: He uses speed… …
29compensation — [[t]kɒ̱mpənse͟ɪʃ(ə)n[/t]] ♦♦♦ compensations 1) N UNCOUNT Compensation is money that someone who has experienced loss or suffering claims from the person or organization responsible, or from the state. He received one year s salary as compensation …
30Compensation — A technique used in automatic fee calculation for calculating fees based upon balances in multiple accounts of the same customer. In this way a positive balance in one account can be used to compensate for a negative balance in another. The… …
