How to Use compensation in a Sentence

compensation

noun

• The court awarded the victims millions of dollars in compensation.
• Moving to the coast had some drawbacks, but there were also compensations.
• She offered to pay for lunch as compensation for keeping me waiting.
• As fertility benefits move from a ‘nice-to-have’ perk to a standard part of compensation, there’s room for caution.
  — Dr. Jeremy Thompson, Quartz, 15 Dec. 2022
• The increases include out-of-classroom compensation, which had not previously been paid.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 11 Dec. 2022
• Carolina will send the Cleveland Browns a fifth-round pick in 2024 as compensation.
  — Steve Reed, oregonlive, 5 Dec. 2022
• The range of remedies sought included monetary compensation for lead poisoning and refunds for water bills.
  — CNN, 9 Dec. 2022
• These cases not only demand justice but also seek to provide support and compensation to the grieving families.
  — Chris Gallagher, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
• Consumers often expect compensation for their e-waste, although this exchange can be social in nature, taking the form of product donations.
  — Mike Werner, Scientific American, 13 Dec. 2022
• The compensation management consulting firm projects that for investment bankers, incentive pay may drop by as much as 45% compared to last year.
  — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 7 Dec. 2022
• The New School is not the only institution where workers have gone on strike demanding higher compensation.
  — Bynadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 8 Dec. 2022
• All the while The Dude is just looking to get compensation for the rug his attackers pissed on.
  — Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 4 May 2023
• And of course there’s a big strike right now, and these issues of streaming and compensation are very much at play.
  — Tomris Laffly, Harper's BAZAAR, 31 May 2023
• Squires’ compensation for the year came to $9.6 million.
  — Chris Isidore, CNN, 31 Mar. 2023
• Governor Kathy Hochul also wants compensation, for both the state and the city.
  — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2023
• The trade with the Rams furthers the compensation added in the Burns trade, while also helping the Panthers land an upgrade at running back.
  — Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 27 Apr. 2024
• Stock awards played a large part in Huang’s compensation boost, as his base salary has hovered just below $1 million for the past three years.
  — Britney Nguyen, Quartz, 16 May 2024
• For some, the exposure can be as valuable as the compensation.
  — Melonee Hurt, The Courier-Journal, 12 June 2024
• Of course, there are limits to the amount of compensation required and restrictions on what’s covered and what’s not.
  — Katie Seemann, Travel + Leisure, 1 Apr. 2023
• But the court awarded no compensation to the Chinese plaintiffs.
  — Emily Langer, BostonGlobe.com, 28 July 2023
• This being a musical, the compensation is meant to be in the songs, and there is much about Yandura’s music and Melocik’s lyrics to admire.
  — Jesse Green, New York Times, 10 Dec. 2023
• In 2021, the US Supreme Court ruled student athletes must be allowed to receive compensation for their work.
  — Clarisa Diaz, Quartz, 16 Mar. 2023
• The fast-food restaurant this year got high marks for compensation and benefits.
  — Anne Marie Lee, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2024
• Broker compensation in the U.S. has typically been about 5% to 6% of a home’s sales price, with about half paid to a buyer’s broker.
  — Reuters, NBC News, 1 Nov. 2023
• With staff input, the supervisors are now putting the issue of her compensation to bed.
  — Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 1 Feb. 2023
• Meanwhile, hourly compensation grew 3.9% in the third quarter.
  — Paolo Confino, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2023
• The losses will be in part because of compensation to airlines that owned the Max 9, which was grounded for three weeks after the incident.
  — Sara Smart, CNN, 22 Mar. 2024
• O'Keeffe told me that Samsung claims its monitors and TVs have the same compensation cycles.
  — Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 3 Nov. 2023
• While a district court ruled in her favor, the Fifth Circuit overturned the decision, finding that police actions during emergencies are exempt from compensation requirements.
  — Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
• Also, Disney will further its cooperation for another three years with external economist on the matter of compensation equity.
  — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 25 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 12 Dec 2024