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compensação — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • amends noun Something done to make up for harm or wrongdoing.
  • clearance noun Official permission to proceed, access something, or travel.
  • compensation noun Money or another benefit given to make up for a loss, injury, or inconvenience.
  • offset noun Something that balances out or compensates for something else.
  • recompense noun Payment or reward given in return for something done, lost, or suffered.
  • remuneration noun Payment or compensation given for work or services.
  • set off phrasal verb To begin a journey or start out towards somewhere.

Senses

compensação is used for these senses in English:

  • amends Compensation for an injury or loss; recompense; reparation.
  • clearance (banking, finance) The settlement of transactions involving securities or means of payment such as checks by means of a clearing house.
  • compensation The act or principle of compensating.
  • kerning (typography) The adjustment of the horizontal space between selected pairs of glyphs in a typeface.
  • offset Anything that acts as counterbalance; a compensating equivalent.
  • recompense That which compensates for an injury, or other type of harm or damage.
  • remuneration A recompense for a loss; compensation.
  • set-off (dated) That which is used to improve the appearance of anything; a decoration; an ornament.

clearance — full definition

  1. noun Official permission to proceed, access something, or travel.
  2. noun The available gap or distance between two objects, such as a vehicle and a low bridge.
  3. noun A sale of goods at reduced prices to clear out stock.

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