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Synonyms

compensatory

American

[kuhm-pen-suh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] / kəmˈpɛn səˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /

Also compensative

adjective

serving to compensate, as for loss, lack, or injury.
countercyclical.

Other Word Forms

noncompensative adjective
noncompensatory adjective
recompensatory adjective
subcompensative adjective
subcompensatory adjective
uncompensative adjective
uncompensatory adjective

Etymology

Origin of compensatory

First recorded in 1595–1605; compensate + -ory ¹

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