compensation
Definition
- n. something (such as money) given or received as payment or reparation (as for a service or loss or injury)
- n. (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that conceals your undesirable shortcomings by exaggerating desirable behaviors
Word forms
- Plural
- compensations
Example sentences
n.
After the accident, the company offered him a compensation package to cover his medical expenses.
n.
The heart can increase its pumping ability as a compensation mechanism when needed.