compensatory

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Scrabble points
21
Words With Friends
24
Letters
12
Pronunciation
/kɒmpɛnˈseɪtəɹi/
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/kɒmpɛnˈseɪtəɹi/ · /kɒmˈpɛnsətəɹi/ · /kəmˈpɛnsəˌtɔɹi/

Definition of compensatory

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. (not-comparable)Intended to recompense someone who has experienced loss, suffering, or injury
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adj

  1. (not-comparable)Intended to recompense someone who has experienced loss, suffering, or injury
  2. (not-comparable)Reducing or offsetting the unpleasant or unwelcome effects of something
  3. (not-comparable)That compensates for a deleterious mutation

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Etymology

Borrowed from French compensatoire. By surface analysis, compensate + -ory.

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