1
as in reparation
payment to another for a loss or injury
a warehouse worker who received a large compensation for his crippling injury while on the job
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as in pay
something (as money) that is given or received in return for goods or services
fair compensation for his work on the project
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as in paying
the act of offering money in exchange for goods or services
his generous compensation was greatly appreciated
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Recent Examples of compensation
The deadline for these compensations is now the end of June 2026.
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Ruxandra Iordache, CNBC, 6 Dec. 2024
The bonus hit comes after the company altered its compensation plan for fiscal 2023.
—Bysasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 27 Nov. 2024
Instead, under a new agreement with market traders, the corporation will provide financial compensation and advice.
—Pan Pylas, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
The airline may offer other compensation for any significant changes.
—Marisa Garcia, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
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Ruxandra Iordache, CNBC, 6 Dec. 2024
The bonus hit comes after the company altered its compensation plan for fiscal 2023.
—Bysasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 27 Nov. 2024
Instead, under a new agreement with market traders, the corporation will provide financial compensation and advice.
—Pan Pylas, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
The airline may offer other compensation for any significant changes.
—Marisa Garcia, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for compensation
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And what about the thousands of Native Californians who were dispossessed—of their lives as well as the land—but never offered reparations?Michelle Weber, Longreads, 4 Dec. 2024
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Vanuatu and the Melanesian Spearhead Group opened the hearings with a legal argument that countries with major greenhouse gas emissions should pay reparations for the damages of climate change.Jon McGowan, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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True to the contemporary definition of employment, Chiswick and Robinson’s method only includes the unreported workers who produced goods or services that indeed generated pay for the family, even if that income or employment was reported individually to the Census at the time.Tiana Lowe Doescher, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 29 Nov. 2024
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With the strike in its second week, the Culinary Workers Union is hoping to pressure Virgin Hotels Las Vegas to agree to a new five-year contract with higher pay and better benefits for workers.Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 28 Nov. 2024
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Negotiate a bargain that will balance the elements of risk and reward by settling over price, payment structures and contingencies.Reggie Young, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
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The loans are marketed as requiring no or low interest, or only conditional fees, such as for late payment.Cora Lewis, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2024
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The rule of thumb people typically followed was the two-month salary guideline—which was created during the Great Depression, when diamond sales weren't doing too well and De Beers, a leading diamond company, sought to improve the situation.Gia Yetikyel, Vogue, 3 Dec. 2024
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This deference has endured over the decades, despite skyrocketing coaching salaries and sports stadium surfeit that critics say is at odds with higher education’s raison d’être.Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 2 Dec. 2024
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“Compensation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compensation. Accessed 13 Dec. 2024.
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