1
as in reparation
payment to another for a loss or injury
a warehouse worker who received a large compensation for his crippling injury while on the job
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2
as in pay
something (as money) that is given or received in return for goods or services
fair compensation for his work on the project
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as in paying
the act of offering money in exchange for goods or services
his generous compensation was greatly appreciated
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Recent Examples of compensation
The Connecticut state legislature paved the way for UConn to opt into the settlement in February, passing a bill that included language allowing student athletes to earn direct compensation from the institution through revenue sharing.
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Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 6 July 2025
Israel’s tax authority says more than 40,000 compensation claims have been filed.
—Nabih Bulos
foreign Correspondent, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2025
Making matters worse, the gap between productivity and a typical worker's compensation has been widening for nearly a half century, according to the Economic Policy Institute, with productivity growing nearly three times as much as hourly pay.
—Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 5 July 2025
But Texas Tech, which has proved to be one of the biggest spenders in name, image and likeness compensation in the last year, remained firmly in the recruitment — even if not publicly — since Ojo’s official visit to Lubbock in April.
—The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 5 July 2025
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Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 6 July 2025
Israel’s tax authority says more than 40,000 compensation claims have been filed.
—Nabih Bulos
foreign Correspondent, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2025
Making matters worse, the gap between productivity and a typical worker's compensation has been widening for nearly a half century, according to the Economic Policy Institute, with productivity growing nearly three times as much as hourly pay.
—Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 5 July 2025
But Texas Tech, which has proved to be one of the biggest spenders in name, image and likeness compensation in the last year, remained firmly in the recruitment — even if not publicly — since Ojo’s official visit to Lubbock in April.
—The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 5 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for compensation
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Ahead of Juneteenth, proponents of reparations for African Americans met last week with mostly Democratic lawmakers on Capitol Hill to urge them to continue the push for federal reparations legislation.—
Deborah Barfield Berry,
USA Today,
20 June 2025
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This pilot was the first of its kind funded through voluntary reparations, in which oppressors' descendants choose to actively redistribute their wealth and power to the oppressed.—
Nuri Kino,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 June 2025
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Washington — Secret Service suspended six personnel without pay as the agency faced intense scrutiny after the assassination attempt against President Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, nearly a year ago.—
Laura Geller,
CBS News,
9 July 2025
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The judge, who has been suspended with pay by the state Supreme Court, was excused from attending the hearing.—
John Diedrich,
jsonline.com,
9 July 2025
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More: Car buyers set a record with more than $1,000-a-month car payments in Q2 Jamie L. LaReau is the senior autos writer who covers Ford Motor Co. for the Detroit Free Press.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
Freep.com,
12 July 2025
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More detail is also expected on payments made during production and whether any money fell into the hands of Hamas.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
12 July 2025
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Lazard will have a base salary of $2.25 million this upcoming season.—
Antwan Staley,
New York Daily News,
14 July 2025
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Raise salaries, diminish contractual obligations to teach, include the expenses of laboratory instruction and add the depreciation of expensive buildings — all factors in the sciences — and tuition becomes wholly inadequate to cover even the cost of instruction.—
Clifford Ando,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
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“Compensation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compensation. Accessed 17 Jul. 2025.
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