compensation
US: /ˌkɑmpənˈseɪʃən/
UK: /kˌɒmpənsˈeɪʃən/
UK: /kˌɒmpənsˈeɪʃən/
English Vietnamese dictionary
compensation /,kɔmpen'seiʃn/
- danh từ
- sự đền bù, sự bồi thường (thiệt hại); vật đền bù, vật bồi thường
- to pay compensation to somebody for something: bồi thường cho ai về cái gì
- (kỹ thuật) sự bù
- sự đền bù, sự bồi thường (thiệt hại); vật đền bù, vật bồi thường
Advanced English dictionary
noun ~ (for sth)
1 [U, C] something, especially money, that sb gives you because they have hurt you, or damaged sth that you own; the act of giving this to sb: to claim / award / receive compensation + to pay compensation for injuries at work + to receive £10 000 in compensation. + Compensation has cost the company a lot of money. + She received a cash sum by way of compensation.
2 [C, usually pl.] things that make a bad situation better: I wish I were young again, but getting older has its compensations.
Collocation dictionary
ADJ.
full | partial, small | adequate, appropriate, sufficient | financial, monetary
QUANT.
amount
VERB + COMPENSATION
award (sb), give (sb), grant (sb), offer (sb), pay (sb), provide (sb with) | accept, gain, get, obtain, receive
She got some compensation for damages.
| deny sb, refuse sb | claim, demand, fight for, seek | be eligible for, be entitled to
COMPENSATION + VERB
be payable
If the government is proved negligent, compensation will be payable.
COMPENSATION + NOUN
claim | fund | order | payment | scheme
PREP.
as ~ (for)
She received £7,000 as compensation for her injuries.
| in ~ (for)
They will have to pay £5,000 in compensation.
| ~ for
The money was small compensation for unfair dismissal.
| ~ from
compensation from the government
| ~ to
compensation to Mrs Parker
PHRASES
compensation in money
Concise English dictionary
compensations‚kɒmpen'seɪʃn
noun
+something (such as money) given or received as payment or reparation (as for a service or loss or injury)
+(psychiatry) a defense mechanism that conceals your undesirable shortcomings by exaggerating desirable behaviors
+the act of compensating for service or loss or injury
