compensations

noun

plural of compensation
1
as in reparations
payment to another for a loss or injury a warehouse worker who received a large compensation for his crippling injury while on the job

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2
as in payments
something (as money) that is given or received in return for goods or services fair compensation for his work on the project

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3
as in remunerations
the act of offering money in exchange for goods or services his generous compensation was greatly appreciated

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Recent Examples of compensations Over time, those compensations accumulate into structural inefficiency that is difficult to unwind and even harder to justify correcting. — Kristofer Mussar, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026 This can help address strength imbalances and movement compensations that, over time, can lead to injury. — Jenessa Connor, Health, 10 June 2026 Still, Fiedler shows convincingly enough that American writers’ attempts to adapt the seduction narrative to our concerns—to reimagine it so as to preserve our enduring sense of ourselves as innocents—explain our literature’s peculiar aversions and resultant compensations. — Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 1 June 2026 Guy Ritchie is a filmmaker and series creator whose prodigious busyness in terms of both workload and story approach has its compensations. — Michael Phillips, Variety, 16 May 2026 The inconvenience of that military presence has brought certain compensations from the government, such as a strikingly modern, geometric contemporary art museum (Nagi MOCA) that draws visitors not put off by the arduous journey required to get there. — Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026 In everyday life, prolonged sitting, poor posture and repetitive movements can all create weak links in your muscular system that trigger compensations. — Dana Santas, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2026 Mobility work can help lengthen tight muscles and reduce the chances of these compensations happening in the first place. — Jenny McCoy, SELF, 1 Apr. 2026 Those compensations are now out the window. — Michelle Baran, AFAR Media, 23 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for compensations
  1. reparations
  2. payments
  3. damages
  4. pays
  5. wages
  6. salaries
Noun
  • Understanding Caribbean history For Bousquet, the debate over reparations remains tied to how the Caribbean understands its own history, including slavery’s abolition and emancipation.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The growing reparations movement is one expression of that connection.
    — Richard Fowler, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of reparations
Noun
  • Low supply amounts to higher home prices (and down payment requirements), while higher interest rates raise borrowing costs (and monthly payments).
    — Zev Fima, CNBC, 16 Aug. 2026
  • The September Supplemental Security Income payments, worth up to $994, will be sent to recipients in 16 days.
    — Britta Miller, The Washington Examiner, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of payments
Noun
  • The family is seeking general damages, special and economic damages, and wrongful damages.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Over the weekend, Tehran submitted its own set of new demands for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, which included complete compensation for damages wrought by the president’s bombing campaigns.
    — Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of damages
Noun
  • This type of insurance can help cover the costs tied to leftover Medicare deductibles, co-insurances, co-pays and hospital costs.
    — Matt Richardson, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Be sure to investigate co-pays, deductibles, and what’s covered for birthing classes and specialty tests.
    — Jill Schlesinger, Mercury News, 27 July 2026
Definition of pays
Noun
  • The elite can now offer far more, both in wages and trophy-hunting opportunities.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Americans’ very insulation from the wars Washington wages, and the diffuse nature of those wars’ costs, serves to defuse political opposition.
    — Emma Ashford, Foreign Affairs, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of wages
Noun
  • The head of Africa CDC, Jean Kaseya, on Thursday called on Congo’s government to pay the outstanding salaries, saying money was available and that paying workers was the government’s responsibility.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Jonathan Curtiss Sherman Oaks Pros and cons The WNBA has seen a very positive increase the last few years in viewership, ratings and salaries, which is good for them.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of salaries

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