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)

1. (of a payment) Intended to recompense someone who has experienced loss, suffering, or injury
2. Reducing or offsetting the unpleasant or unwelcome effects of something
3. (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