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Compensation

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Noun

1. compensation

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

2. compensation

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

3. compensation, recompense

the act of compensating for service or loss or injury

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Compensation

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noun
1. 
the act or process of making amends for something
2. 
something given as reparation for loss, injury, etc; indemnity
3. 
the automatic movements made by the body to maintain balance
4. 
the attempt to conceal or offset one's shortcomings by the exaggerated exhibition of qualities regarded as desirable
5. biology
abnormal growth and increase in size in one organ in response to the removal or inactivation of another

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Compensation

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noun
1. 
a compensating or being compensated
2. 
a. 
anything given as an equivalent, or to make amends for a loss, damage, unemployment, etc.; recompense
b. 
payment for services; esp., wages or remuneration
3.  Biology
the counterbalancing of a defect in the structure or function of a part by greater activity in or development of one or more other parts
4.  Psychology
a mechanism by which an individual seeks to make up for a real or imagined psychological defect by developing or exaggerating a psychological strength

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Compensation

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n.
1. The act of compensating or the state of being compensated.
2. Something, such as money, given or received as payment or reparation, as for a service or loss.
3. Biology The increase in size or activity of one part of an organism or organ that makes up for the loss or dysfunction of another.
4. Psychology The act of consciously or unconsciously changing one's behavior to offset a real or imagined deficiency, as in personality or physical ability.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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