compensation meaning

compensation means 'money or something given for loss, work, or service'.

compensation :

payment, reward

noun

▪ He received compensation for his injury.

▪ He got money for his injury.

▪ The company offers compensation for overtime.

▪ The company gives money for extra work.

paraphrasing

▪ recompense – payment

▪ reimbursement – refund

▪ indemnity – protection from loss

▪ remuneration – payment for work

compensation

Pronunciation

compensation [ˌkɒmpɛnˈseɪʃən]

The stress is on 'sa' and sounds like 'kom-pen-say-shun'.

Common phrases and grammar about compensation

compensation - Common meaning

noun
payment, reward

Part of Speech Changes for "compensation"

▪ compensate (verb) – to give money or something for loss

▪ compensatory (adjective) – intended to compensate

Common Expressions with "compensation"

▪ receive compensation – get payment

▪ offer compensation – give payment

▪ compensation package – total payment and benefits

▪ seek compensation – look for payment

Important examples of compensation in TOEIC

Vocabulary examples from the TOEIC test

In TOEIC vocabulary questions, compensation is often used to mean payment for work or loss.

▪The company offers compensation for travel expenses.
▪The company gives money for travel costs.

Example of a confusing word: competition (contest)

▪The company offers competition for travel expenses.
▪The company organizes a contest for travel expenses.
"Compensation" refers to payment or reimbursement, often used in contexts of employment or covering expenses. The sentence "The company offers compensation for travel expenses" is correct and indicates that the company will cover these costs. "Competition," however, means a contest or rivalry, and using it in the sentence "The company offers competition for travel expenses" is grammatically incorrect and changes the meaning entirely. Therefore, "compensation" is the correct choice.

Grammar examples from the TOEIC test

Compensation is a noun and often appears in questions about benefits or payments in TOEIC.

▪Employees receive compensation for extra hours.
▪Workers get money for extra hours.

compensation

Idioms and fixed expressions in TOEIC

compensation package

'total payment and benefits', used in job offers.

▪The compensation package includes health insurance.
▪The payment includes health insurance.

make up for

means 'to compensate for something lost or missed'.

▪He worked hard to make up for lost time.
▪He worked hard to compensate for lost time.

Differences between similar words and compensation

compensation

,

recompense

differences

Compensation is often used for regular payments, while recompense is for specific acts or losses.

compensation
▪The company provides compensation for its employees.
▪The company gives money to its workers.
recompense
▪He received recompense for his help.
▪He got payment for his help.

compensation

,

remuneration

differences

Compensation is broader and can include benefits, while remuneration is specifically payment for work.

compensation
▪The job offers good compensation.
▪The payment for this job is high.
remuneration
▪The remuneration for this job is high.
▪The payment for this job is high.

Words with the same origin as compensation

The origin of compensation

compensation comes from the Latin 'compensare', meaning 'to weigh together'.

Word structure

It has the prefix com (together), root pens (weigh), suffix ation (noun), meaning 'weighing together'.

Words with the same origin

The root of compensation is pens (weigh). Words with the same root include dispense (to distribute), expense (cost), and suspense (uncertainty).

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