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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2
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
However, the draft does not include a contentious Trump administration proposal to give the U.S. $500 billion worth of profits from Ukraine’s rare earth minerals as compensation for its wartime assistance to Kyiv.
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Susie Blann, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2025
Income inequality can creep into organizations through many different doors: through the discretionary component of compensation, through the use of temporary contracts, or through outsourcing and subcontracting of lower-skilled workers.
—Iese Business School, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
The financial commitment doesn’t even account for the draft pick compensation that would be involved in a trade.
—Dan Duggan, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
This proposal was presented to Ukrainian officials last week and would allow American companies to hold a 50 percent stake in Ukraine's rare earth mineral deposits as compensation for both past and future U.S. military support.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025
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Susie Blann, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2025
Income inequality can creep into organizations through many different doors: through the discretionary component of compensation, through the use of temporary contracts, or through outsourcing and subcontracting of lower-skilled workers.
—Iese Business School, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
The financial commitment doesn’t even account for the draft pick compensation that would be involved in a trade.
—Dan Duggan, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
This proposal was presented to Ukrainian officials last week and would allow American companies to hold a 50 percent stake in Ukraine's rare earth mineral deposits as compensation for both past and future U.S. military support.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for compensation
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These settlements were comprehensive, invoking bold visions of world peace and involving territorial settlements, population movements, security clauses, and financial reparations.—
G. John Ikenberry,
Foreign Affairs,
12 Mar. 2025
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Advocates in Oklahoma have announced a new plan seeking reparations, preservation and economic development for Tulsa Race Massacre survivors and their descendants.—
Russell Contreras,
Axios,
4 Feb. 2025
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The scheme requires drivers to a pay a fee for their vehicle to access Manhattan (below 60th Street), with the fee set higher for larger vehicles and for travel during peak times, and lower for smaller vehicles and for travel during off-peak times.—
Laurie Winkless,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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Federal workers would be furloughed and not receive pay, while nonessential government functions would be put on pause.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
11 Mar. 2025
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The payment, which was reported Thursday by Reuters, citing a regulatory filing, comes just months after the two sides agreed to settle Smartmatic’s defamation claim stemming from Newsmax’s coverage of the presidential contest.—
Dominick Mastrangelo,
The Hill,
14 Mar. 2025
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Services deemed essential – such as border protection, air traffic control and power grid maintenance as well as payments for Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid – would continue.—
Riley Beggin,
USA TODAY,
14 Mar. 2025
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According to a salary guide published by Refonte Learning, prompt engineers, along with AI automation specialists, are earning up to $200,000 or more.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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Carter chose the latter, where his starting salary was set at six hundred thousand dollars, or about $1.4 million today.—
Nathan Heller,
The New Yorker,
15 Mar. 2025
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“Compensation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compensation. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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