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компенсация — meaning in English

kompensatsiya

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English meaning

  • amends noun Something done to make up for harm or wrongdoing.
  • 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.
  • indemnity noun Protection against loss or damage, or compensation paid for such loss.
  • 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.
  • refund verb To give back money that someone has paid.
  • 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.

Senses

компенсация is used for these senses in English:

  • amends Compensation for an injury or loss; recompense; reparation.
  • compensation The act or principle of compensating.
  • 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.
  • indemnity Repayment; compensation for loss or injury.
  • offset Anything that acts as counterbalance; a compensating equivalent.
  • recompense That which compensates for an injury, or other type of harm or damage.
  • refund An amount of money returned.
  • remuneration A recompense for a loss; compensation.

compensation — full definition

  1. noun Money or another benefit given to make up for a loss, injury, or inconvenience.
  2. noun Pay or reward given for work performed.

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