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compensation

noun

the act of compensating for service or loss or injury

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Word length
12
Starts with
C
Ends with
N
Contains
OM
Scrabble score
18
CEFR level
B2

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noun

  1. the act of compensating for service or loss or injury

noun

  1. something (such as money) given or received as payment or reparation (as for a service or loss or injury)

noun

  1. (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that conceals your undesirable shortcomings by exaggerating desirable behaviors

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