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compensation

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Noun

the act of compensating for service or loss or injury

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

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

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Words pronounced/spelled similarly to "compensation":
compensation compunction
Words contain "compensation":
compensation overcompensation unemployment compensation workmen's compensation
Words contain "compensation" in its definition in English - English (Wordnet) dictionary:
indemnification reparation punitive damages exemplary damages accommodation endorser eminent domain general damages transfer payment actual damages depreciation charge more...

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