compensatory

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French compensatoire. By surface analysis, compensate +‎ -ory.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /kɒmpɛnˈseɪtəɹi/, /kɒmˈpɛnsətəɹi/
(General American) IPA^(key): /kəmˈpɛnsəˌtɔɹi/
Hyphenation: com‧pen‧sat‧o‧ry

Adjective

compensatory (not comparable)

(of a payment) Intended to recompense someone who has experienced loss, suffering, or injury
Reducing or offsetting the unpleasant or unwelcome effects of something
(genetics) That compensates for a deleterious mutation

Derived terms

compensatory lengthening

Translations

serving as compensation

Norwegian:
Bokmål: kompensatorisk

Nynorsk: kompensatorisk
Slovak: náhradný m (voľno, dovolenka), vyrovnávací m, kompenzačný m

Anagrams

company store, company-store

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