Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Receiving or eligible for compensation: Describes someone who receives payment or benefits for work or services, or who qualifies to receive such payment. Often implies formal employment with wages or a salary.
   • Made up for; offset: Describes a situation where a loss, disadvantage, or lack is counterbalanced by an equivalent gain or advantage.

Usage Examples

• Adjective (Receiving payment):
  • All compensated employees are eligible for the company's health plan.
  • The position is fully compensated and includes vacation days.
• Adjective (Offset):
  • The joy of having a pet compensated for the extra work it required.
  • His lack of experience was compensated by his remarkable enthusiasm and quick learning.

Advanced Usage

• "well-compensated": Receiving good or generous payment.
  • She is a well-compensated executive in the technology sector.
• "duly compensated": Properly or appropriately paid for services or losses.
  • The workers were duly compensated for their overtime hours.

Variants and Related Words

• Compensate (verb): To make up for something; to pay someone for work or for a loss.
  • The company will compensate you for your travel expenses.
• Compensation (noun): Something, typically money, awarded to someone for loss, suffering, or injury; payment received for work.
  • He received financial compensation for the accident.
• Compensatory (adjective): Intended to compensate for something.
  • The court awarded compensatory damages.

Synonyms

• Paid: Receiving money for work.
• Remunerated: Rewarded or paid for services rendered.
• Recompensed: Repaid or rewarded for efforts or losses.
• Offset: Counterbalanced or made up for.

Antonyms

• Unpaid: Not receiving payment.
• Volunteer: Working without payment.
• Uncompensated: Not paid or rewarded; not made up for.

Adjective

1. receiving or eligible for compensation
   • salaried workers
   • a stipendiary magistrate