What is "compensation" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "compensation": something (such as money) given or received as payment or reparation (as for a service or loss or injury)

Noun

Meaning of "compensation": (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that conceals your undesirable shortcomings by exaggerating desirable behaviors

Noun

Meaning of "compensation": the act of compensating for service or loss or injury

Noun

Synonyms:

redress, settlement, payoff, wage, fee, profit, pay, earnings, restitution, reparation, premium, bonus, stipend, coverage, payment, salary, reimbursement, benefit, indemnity, reward, allowance, reprisal, satisfaction, shake, scale, deserts, honorarium, take, reciprocity, atonement, advantage, indemnification, gain, consideration, reckoning, bread, quittance, amends, recompense, meet, salt, requital, remuneration, remittance, remittal, damages, defrayal, counterclaim, recoupment, take-home,

Antonyms:

hurt, loss, debt, penalty, damage, deprivation, fine, forfeiture,