compensatory

[ kuhm-pen-suh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]

adjective

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

Other Words From

• non·compen·sative adjective
• noncom·pensa·tory adjective
• recom·pensa·tory adjective
• sub·compen·sative adjective
• subcom·pensa·tory adjective
• un·compen·sative adjective
• uncom·pensa·tory adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of compensatory¹

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