[
US
/ˌkɑmpənˈseɪʃən/
]
[ UK /kˌɒmpənsˈeɪʃən/ ]
[ UK /kˌɒmpənsˈeɪʃən/ ]
NOUN
- (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that conceals your undesirable shortcomings by exaggerating desirable behaviors
- something (such as money) given or received as payment or reparation (as for a service or loss or injury)
- the act of compensating for service or loss or injury
How To Use compensation In A Sentence
- The watchdog plans to issue formal regulatory guidance setting out how companies should handle endowment complaints and assess where compensation is due.
- Police sources say part of the racket was connected to so-called ‘car parking jockeys’ - triads who take payments to park restaurant diners' cars - who wanted ‘compensation’ for the use of parking spaces.
- They want compensation from Manchester Airport for money they predict will be lost from visitor revenue.
- At the time of decompensation, 23 patients were taking antipsychotics while 16 were drug free.
- June 26th, 2009 6: 31 am csis violate canadians individuals civils rights. my civils rights was violated 21 years ago. nothing was done about this. csis believe that l am God. lt will take years to explain. this has been top secret for decades. l would like an investigation and compensation outside csis. CSIS Doesn’t Protect Canadians : Law is Cool
- You will need to seek professional advice about your claim for compensation.
- Veterans must be treated fairly and expeditiously as they seek compensation for disability or illness.
- The landlord could be forced to pay compensation equal to three times the sum of the deposit. Times, Sunday Times
- The viewfinder has information regarding the shutter speed, focus, exposure compensation and flash mark.
- He declined to give figures for the lowest payout or the average compensation.