compensatory

com·pen·sate

 (kŏm′pən-sāt′)

v. com·pen·sat·ed, com·pen·sat·ing, com·pen·sates

v.tr.

1. To offset; counterbalance.

2. To make satisfactory payment or reparation to; recompense or reimburse: Management compensated us for the time we worked.

3. To stabilize the purchasing power of (a monetary unit) by changing the gold content in order to counterbalance price variations.

v.intr.

To serve as or provide a substitute or counterbalance.

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[Latin compēnsāre, compēnsāt- : com-, com- + pēnsāre, to weigh; see (s)pen- in Indo-European roots.]

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com′pen·sa′tive (kŏm′pən-sā′tĭv, kəm-pĕn′sə-tĭv) adj.

com′pen·sa′tor n.

com·pen′sa·to′ry (kəm-pĕn′sə-tôr′ē) adj.

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Thesaurus

compensatory

adjective

Affording compensation:

compensative, remunerative.

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Translations

تَعْويضي

kompenzačnínáhradní

godtgørendekompenserende

Ersatz-...

compensateur

kárpótló

uppbótar-; jöfnunar-

erstatnings-kompensatorisk

kompenzačný

telâfi edicizararı giderici

赔偿的

compensatory

[ˌkɒmpənˈseɪtərɪ]

A. ADJ → compensatorio

B. CPD compensatory damages NPL → indemnización fsing por daños y perjuicios
compensatory finance N → financiación f compensatoria

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compensatory

[ˌkɒmpənˈseɪtəri] adj

[damages, payments] → compensateur/trice

[measures, programme] → compensatoire

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compensatory

adj → kompensierend, ausgleichend; education → kompensatorisch; (Psych) → kompensatorisch

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compensatory

[kəmˈpɛnsət/ərɪ] adj → compensativo/a

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compensate

(ˈkompənseit) verb

1. to give money to (someone) or to do something else to make up for loss or wrong they have experienced. This payment will compensate (her) for the loss of her job. goedmaak, skadeloos stel, vergoed يُعوّض (عن خساره) обещетявам compensar odškodnit entschädigen godtgøre; kompensere αποζημιώνωindemnizar, compensar hüvitama غرامت دادن؛ جبران کردن korvata dédommager לְפָצוֹת हरजाना देना kompenzirati, nadoknaditi, odštetiti kárpótol mengganti kerugian bæta, greiða bætur compensare 補償する 보상하다 atlyginti, kompensuoti kompensēt; atlīdzināt pampasan compenserenoppveie, godtgjøre, erstatte, kompensere kompensować جيران كول، تاوان وركول، داوښتى مزيان جبيره كول compensar a compensa компенсировать odškodniť odškodovati za, nadomestiti nadoknaditi kompensera, ersätta, gottgöra ชดเชย zararını ödemek, kaybını karşılamak 賠償，補償 компенсувати; відшкодовувати معاوض ، یا صلہ دینا đền bù 赔偿，补偿

2. to undo the effect of a disadvantage etc. The love the child received from his grandmother compensated for the cruelty of his parents. vergoed يُعادِل، يُحْدِثُ تَوازُنا компенсирам compensar nahradit ausgleichen opveje; kompensere αναπληρώνω, αντισταθμίζωcompensar korvama جبران کردن؛ تعدیل کردن kompensoida compenser לְכָפֵּר עַל क्षतिपूर्ति करना nadoknaditi kompenzál mengganti bæta upp compensare 埋め合わせをする 보충하다 atitaisyti, kompensuoti kompensēt; atlīdzināt ganti rugi goedmakenmotvirke, korrigere, oppveie kompensować جبران کول compensar a compensa компенсировать nahradiť nadomestiti nadomestiti kompensera, uppväga ชดเชย denklemek, telâfi etmek 抵銷 компенсувати تلافی کرنا bồi thường 抵销

compensatory (kəmˈpensətəri) adjective

vergoedend, versoenend تَعْويضي компенсационен compensatório kompenzační, náhradní Ersatz-... godtgørende; kompenserende αντισταθμιστικός compensatorio korvav جبرانی؛ ترمیمی hyvittävä compen- sateur מְפַצֶה क्षतिपूरक, प्रतिकारी koji nadoknađuje kárpótló pengganti kerugian uppbótar-; jöfnunar- compensativo, compensatorio 償いの 보상의 kompensacinis kompensējošs ganti rugi compenserend kompensatorisk, erstatnings- kompensacyjny جبرانی compensatório com­­­pensator компенсирующий kompenzačný nadomesten kompenzacioni เป็นการชดเชย zararı giderici, telâfi edici 賠償的 компенсаційний تلافی کے طور پر bồi thường 赔偿的

ˌcompenˈsation noun

payment etc given for loss or injury. He received a large sum of money as compensation when he was injured at work. skadeloosstelling, skadevergoeding, vergoeding تَعْويض обезщетение compensação odškodnění die Entschädigung erstatning; godtgørelse αποζημίωσηindemnización hüvitus غرامت korvaus indemnité פצוי, פיצוי हरजाना nadoknada, odšteta kártérítés ganti rugi (skaða)bætur indennizzo, indennità 補償 보상 kompensacija kompensācija pembayaran pampasan compensatieerstatning, kompensasjon, godtgjøring odszkodowanie جبران compensação despăgubire компенсация náhrada odškodnina kompenzacija skadestånd, ersättning การได้รับความเสียหาย tazminat 補償，賠償 компенсація, відшкодування تلافی sự bồi thường 赔偿，补偿

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