compensable

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adjective

com·​pen·​sa·​ble kəm-ˈpen(t)-sə-bəl 

: that is to be or can be compensated

a compensable job-related injury

compensability

kəm-ˌpen(t)-sə-ˈbi-lə-tē 

ˌkäm-

noun

compensability

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noun

com·​pen·​sa·​bil·​i·​ty kəm-ˌpen(t)-sə-ˈbi-lə-tē 

(ˌ)käm-

plural -es

: the capacity or fitness of something to be made up or made good

the compensability of an unemployment claim

Examples of compensable in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Any emotional toll on them should be compensable. — Noel Murray, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025

Property damage, losses of businesses' income, all those things are compensable damages. — Connor Giffin, Louisville Courier Journal, 6 Nov. 2025

Even if a worker takes more short breaks than allowed, the time is still compensable, though the employer may discipline the worker under company policy. — Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 July 2025

The plaintiffs also pointed to earlier cases in which courts held that mandatory screenings and time spent walking from time clocks to workstations were both compensable. — Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 26 Dec. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

compens(ate) + -able

Noun

compensable + -ity

First Known Use

Adjective

1656, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for compensable

• sensible
• comprehensible
• indefensible
• indispensable
• reprehensible
• supersensible
• condensable
• defensible
• dispensable
• extensible
• insensible
• ostensible

Legal Definition

compensable

adjective

com·​pen·​sa·​ble kəm-ˈpen-sə-bəl 

: entitling an individual to compensation

a compensable job-related injury