Noun: compensation ,kóm-pun'sey-shun or ,kóm,pen'sey-shun
- Something (such as money) given or received as payment or reparation (as for a service or loss or injury)
"The accident victim sought compensation for medical expenses"
- The act of compensating for service, loss or injury
"Workers demanded fair compensation for their overtime hours";
- recompense
- (psychiatry) a defence mechanism that conceals your undesirable shortcomings by exaggerating desirable behaviors
"His constant boasting about his achievements was a form of compensation for his insecurities"
Derived forms: compensations
Type of: correction, defence [Brit, Cdn], defence mechanism [Brit, Cdn], defence reaction [Brit, Cdn], defense [US], defense mechanism [US], defense reaction [US], recompense, rectification
Encyclopedia: Compensation