bồi khoản
Definition
Noun: - Compensation, indemnity, damages: A sum of money paid to compensate for a loss, damage, or injury, often as determined by a legal or official process.
Usage
This noun is used in formal or legal contexts to refer to financial compensation, particularly for damages or losses incurred. It is not typically used in everyday casual conversation.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Công ty phải trả một khoản bồi khoản lớn cho các nạn nhân. (The company had to pay a large sum in compensation to the victims.)
- Họ đang đòi bồi khoản vì hàng hóa bị hư hỏng trong quá trình vận chuyển. (They are demanding compensation for the goods damaged during transport.)
Advanced Usage
- "bồi khoản chiến tranh": war reparations; war indemnity.
- Hiệp ước yêu cầu nước bại trận phải trả bồi khoản chiến tranh. (The treaty required the defeated nation to pay war reparations.)
Variants and Related Words
- Bồi thường (verb/noun): To compensate; compensation. This is a more common and general term.
- Công ty bồi thường cho nhân viên bị thương. (The company compensated the injured employee.)
- Tiền bồi thường (noun): Compensation money; damages.
- Đền bù (verb): To make amends for; to recompense.
Synonyms
- Bồi hoàn: Reimbursement; refund (often for a specific cost).
- Đền bù: Compensation; reparation.
- Tiền bồi thường thiệt hại: Damages (legal term).
Notes on Usage
- "Bồi khoản" is a specialized term, most often encountered in legal, contractual, or historical texts (e.g., discussing treaties or formal claims). In modern everyday language, "bồi thường" is far more frequently used.
- It typically refers to a rather than the act of compensating.