Meaning

7 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The act or principle of compensating.

    Abfindung, Kompensation

    компенса́цияkompensácija, возмеще́ниеvozmeščénije

    компенса́ціяkompensácija

    the act of compensating for service or loss or injury

  2. (countable, uncountable)Something which is regarded as an equivalent; something which compensates for loss.

    Kompensation, Ausgleich, Ersatz

  3. (countable, uncountable)The extinction of debts of which two persons are reciprocally debtors by the credits of which they are reciprocally creditors; the payment of a debt by a credit of equal amount.

    Aufrechnung

    ура́вниваниеurávnivanije

  4. (countable, uncountable)A recompense or reward for service.

    Kompensation, Entlohnung, Kompensierung

  5. (countable, uncountable)An equivalent stipulated for in contracts for the sale of real estate, in which it is customary to provide that errors in description, etc., shall not avoid, but shall be the subject of compensation.

    Kompensierung, Wiedergutmachung

  6. (countable, uncountable)The relationship between air temperature outside a building and a calculated target temperature for provision of air or water to contained rooms or spaces for the purpose of efficient heating. In building control systems, the compensation curve is defined to a compensator for this purpose.

    Ausgleich

  7. (countable, uncountable)The ability of one part of the brain to overfunction in order to take over the function of a damaged part (e.g. following a stroke).

Examples

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  1. The compensation will be huge.

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  2. I promise you every possible compensation.

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  3. You may be entitled to compensation.

    ruВам может быть положена компенсация.

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  4. They all want to claim compensation.

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  5. He received no compensation for his service.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
act or principle of compensating:
Русский
By meaning 2
act or principle of compensating:
extinction of debts of which two persons are reciprocally debtors:
Deutsch
By meaning 5
act or principle of compensating:
that which constitutes, or is regarded as, an equivalent:
extinction of debts of which two persons are reciprocally debtors:
recompense or reward for service:
equivalent stipulated for in contracts for the sale of real estate:

Origin

From Middle English compensacioun, from Old French compensacion, from Latin compensātiōnem

From Middle English compensacioun, from Old French compensacion, from Latin compensātiōnem, accusative singular of compensātiō. Equivalent to compensate + -ion.

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