korvaus — meaning in English
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English meaning
- adjustment noun A small change made to improve or correct something.
- benefit noun An advantage, gain, or help that comes from something.
- compensation noun Money or another benefit given to make up for a loss, injury, or inconvenience.
- consideration noun Careful thought given to something before deciding or acting.
- indemnification noun The act or process of indemnifying, preserving, or securing against loss, damage, or penalty.
- indemnity noun Protection against loss or damage, or compensation paid for such loss.
- penalty noun A punishment or negative consequence imposed for breaking a rule, law, or agreement.
- recompense noun Payment or reward given in return for something done, lost, or suffered.
- reimbursement noun Money paid back to someone to cover an expense they already paid.
- relief noun A feeling of ease or reassurance after the removal of stress, pain, or worry.
- remuneration noun Payment or compensation given for work or services.
- reparation noun Payment or other compensation made to people who have been wronged, especially by a state to a group it has harmed. Usually plural: reparations.
- repayment noun The act of paying back money owed, or the amount paid back.
- stipend noun A regular, fixed payment for services — often given to clergy, students, interns, or public officials instead of a full wage.
Senses
korvaus is used for these senses in English:
- adjustment The assessment, by an insurance company, of a claim; the settlement of such a claim
- benefit (insurance) A payment made in accordance with an insurance policy or a public assistance scheme.
- compensation The act or principle of compensating.
- compensation (finance) The extinction of debts of which two persons are reciprocally debtors by the credits of which they are reciprocally creditors; the payment of a debt by a credit of equal amount.
- compensation A recompense or reward for service.
- consideration (law) A matter of inducement for something promised; something valuable given as recompense for a promise, which causes the promise to become binding as a contract.
- emolument (formal) Payment for employment or an office; compensation for a job, which is usually monetary.
- indemnification A reimbursement of loss, damage, or penalty.
adjustment — full definition
- noun A small change made to improve or correct something.
- noun The process of getting used to a new situation.
benefit — full definition
- noun An advantage, gain, or help that comes from something.
- noun A payment provided under an insurance policy or government support scheme.
- verb To gain an advantage; to be helped by something.