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compensación — 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.
  • clearing noun An open area within a forest or wooded area with no trees.
  • 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.
  • redress verb To correct or make amends for something wrong or unfair.
  • set off phrasal verb To begin a journey or start out towards somewhere.

Senses

compensación 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.
  • clearing (banking, finance) A process of exchanging transaction information and authorisation through a central institution or system to complete and settle those transactions.
  • compensation Something which is regarded as an equivalent; something which compensates for loss.
  • offset Anything that acts as counterbalance; a compensating equivalent.
  • redress A setting right, as of injury, oppression, or wrong, such as the redress of grievances; hence, indemnification; relief; remedy; reparation.
  • 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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