compensation of damage

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• compensation — /ˌkɒmpən seɪʃ(ə)n/ noun 1. ♦ compensation for damage payment for damage done ♦ compensation for loss of office payment to a director who is asked to leave a company before their contract ends ♦ compensation for loss of earnings payment to someone …   Dictionary of banking and finance

• compensation — com·pen·sa·tion /ˌkäm pən sā shən/ n 1: the act of compensating 2 in the civil law of Louisiana: the ending of mutual obligations between two people for money or quantities of fungible things usu. by operation of law but sometimes by an agreement …   Law dictionary

• damage — [n1] injury, loss accident, adulteration, adversity, affliction, bane, blemish, blow, breakage, bruise, casualty, catastrophe, cave in, contamination, corruption, debasement, depreciation, deprivation, destruction, deterioration, detriment,… …   New thesaurus

• Damage — Dam age (d[a^]m [asl]j; 48), n. [OF. damage, domage, F. dommage, fr. assumed LL. damnaticum, from L. damnum damage. See {Damn}.] 1. Injury or harm to person, property, or reputation; an inflicted loss of value; detriment; hurt; mischief. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• damage — ► NOUN 1) physical harm reducing the value, operation, or usefulness of something. 2) (damages) financial compensation for a loss or injury. ► VERB ▪ cause damage to. ● what s the damage? Cf. ↑what s the damage? …   English terms dictionary

• compensation culture — UK US noun [singular] british showing disapproval the tendency for people to try to get compensation for any loss, damage, or suffering caused by another person Thesaurus: court cases and legal processeshyponym …   Useful english dictionary

• Compensation, Occult — • An extra legal manner of recovering from loss or damage; the taking, by stealth and on one s private authority, of the value or equivalent of one s goods from a person who refuses to meet the demands of justice Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• compensation — [n] repayment; rectification advantage, allowance, amends, atonement, benefit, bonus, bread*, consideration, counterclaim, coverage, damages, defrayal, deserts*, earnings, fee*, gain, honorarium, indemnification, indemnity, meet, pay, payment,… …   New thesaurus

• compensation — [käm΄pən sā′shən] n. [ME compensacioun < L compensatio] 1. a compensating or being compensated 2. a) anything given as an equivalent, or to make amends for a loss, damage, unemployment, etc.; recompense b) payment for services; esp., wages or… …   English World dictionary

• compensation — n. 1) to make, pay; offer compensation 2) to deny, refuse compensation 3) adequate, appropriate compensation 4) unemployment; workmen s (AE) compensation 5) compensation for (compensation for the damage suffered) * * * [ˌkɒmpən seɪʃ(ə)n]… …   Combinatory dictionary

• compensation — com|pen|sa|tion W3 [ˌkɔmpənˈseıʃən US ˌka:m ] n 1.) [U] money paid to someone because they have suffered injury or loss, or because something they own has been damaged compensation for ▪ compensation for injuries at work compensation from ▪ She… …   Dictionary of contemporary English