compensable

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

Examples of compensable in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

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

Secretary Kennedy’s team seeks to make autism compensable under vaccine-injury rules, turning diagnoses into groundless lawsuits while draining resources from real causes and care. — Tom Frieden, Scientific American, 21 Nov. 2025

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

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

Word History

Etymology

compens(ate) + -able

First Known Use

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