make+compensation+for

  • 11compensation — n. 1) to make, pay; offer compensation 2) to deny, refuse compensation 3) adequate, appropriate compensation 4) unemployment; workmen s (AE) compensation 5) compensation for (compensation for the damage suffered) * * * [ˌkɒmpən seɪʃ(ə)n]… …

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  • 12compensation — com|pen|sa|tion W3 [ˌkɔmpənˈseıʃən US ˌka:m ] n 1.) [U] money paid to someone because they have suffered injury or loss, or because something they own has been damaged compensation for ▪ compensation for injuries at work compensation from ▪ She… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 13make up — verb 1. form or compose (Freq. 19) This money is my only income The stone wall was the backdrop for the performance These constitute my entire belonging The children made up the chorus This sum represents my entire income for a year These few men …

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  • 14compensation — noun 1 (U) money that someone pays you because they have harmed or hurt you in some way (+ for): compensation for injuries at work | in compensation: The plane was cancelled, and all we got in compensation was a free meal. | as compensation: The… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 15compensation — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Equalizing payment Nouns 1. (act of compensating) compensation, satisfaction, indemnification, indemnity; compromise; counteraction, [equal and opposite] reaction; measure for measure; retaliation,… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 16compensation — 1. A process in which a tendency for a change in a given direction is counteracted by another change so that the original change is not evident. 2. An unconscious mechanism by which one tries to make up for fancied or real deficiencies. [L. com… …

    Medical dictionary

  • 17make amends — COMPENSATE, recompense, indemnify, make it up to; atone for, make up for, make good, expiate. → amends * * * make amends 1. To supply a loss 2. To compensate (for) • • • Main Entry: ↑amend make amends To render co …

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  • 18make reparation — Reparation Rep a*ra tion ( r? sh?n), n. [F. r[ e]paration, L. reparatio. See {Repair} to mend.] 1. The act of renewing, restoring, etc., or the state of being renewed or repaired; as, the reparation of a bridge or of a highway; in this sense,… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 19make reparations — Reparation Rep a*ra tion ( r? sh?n), n. [F. r[ e]paration, L. reparatio. See {Repair} to mend.] 1. The act of renewing, restoring, etc., or the state of being renewed or repaired; as, the reparation of a bridge or of a highway; in this sense,… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 20make good — Synonyms and related words: abide by, accomplish, achieve success, act up to, adhere to, advance, afford proof of, amend, arrive, ascertain, atone, atone for, attend to, be a success, be faithful to, break through, bring home to, bring to… …

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