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compensation noun ( EXCHANGE )
/ˌkɒm.penˈseɪ.ʃən/
/ˌkɑːm-/ n Definition
[C or U] something that makes you feel better when you have suffered something bad
I have to spend three months of the year away from home - but there are compensations like the chance to meet new people.
Free food was no compensation for a very boring evening.
compensatory adjective
/ˌkɒm.pənˈseɪt.ə ri//kəmˈpen.səˌtɔːri/ adj (Definition of compensation noun (EXCHANGE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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