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The synonyms of “Compensatory” are: extenuating, qualifying, redemptive
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “compensatory” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
| extenuating | (of a factor or situation) serving to lessen the seriousness of an offence. Library staff will waive fines where there are genuine extenuating circumstances. |
| qualifying | Denoting someone or something that qualifies for something. The team finished the qualifying rounds in fifth place overall. |
| redemptive | Of or relating to or resulting in redemption- E.K.Brown. A redemptive theory about life. |
| actuary | A person who compiles and analyses statistics and uses them to calculate insurance risks and premiums. |
| atone | Turn away from sin or do penitence. A human sacrifice to atone for the sin. |
| bonus | An extra dividend or issue paid to the shareholders of a company. Good weather is an added bonus but the real appeal is the landscape. |
| compensation | The action or process of awarding compensation. The compensation of victims. |
| counterbalance | Contrast with equal weight or force. The sitter s weight counterbalances the tilting pressure on the backrest. |
| earnings | Money obtained in return for labour or services. Export earnings. |
| equipoise | Equality of distribution. Capital flows act as an equipoise to international imbalances in savings. |
| indemnify | Secure against future loss, damage, or liability; give security for. The company has taken out insurance to indemnify its directors against liability when acting for the group. |
| indemnity | Protection against future loss. No indemnity will be given for loss of cash. |
| insurance | Money paid for insurance. Many new borrowers take out insurance against unemployment or sickness. |
| intension | Resolution or determination. |
| meed | A person’s deserved share of praise, honour, etc. He must extract from her some meed of approbation. |
| offset | Create an offset in. A present of tulip bulbs offsets and seeds for his garden. |
| pay | Convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow. Does she pay you for the work you are doing. |
| payment | Something given as a reward or in recompense for something done. Ask for a discount for payment by cash. |
| policyholder | A person who holds an insurance policy; usually, the client in whose name an insurance policy is written. |
| recompense | Make amends to or reward someone for (loss, harm, or effort. Substantial damages were paid in recompense. |
| redeem | Pay the necessary money to clear (a debt. The captive had to mortgage his lands to raise the money to redeem himself. |
| reimburse | Reimburse or compensate someone as for a loss. Your expenses will be reimbursed. |
| remunerate | Pay (someone) for services rendered or work done. My efforts were not remunerated. |
| remuneration | Money paid for work or a service. They work in excess of their contracted hours for no additional remuneration. |
| repair | The action of repairing something. The truck was beyond repair. |
| reparable | (especially of an injury or loss) possible to rectify or repair. Reparable damage to the car. |
| reparation | The action of making amends for a wrong one has done, by providing payment or other assistance to those who have been wronged. An act for which there is no reparation. |
| repay | Make repayment for or return something. The manager has given me another chance and I m desperate to repay that faith. |
| requite | Make appropriate return for (a favour, service, or wrongdoing. She did not requite his love. |
| restitution | A sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury. The ANC had demanded the restitution of land seized from black people. |
| reward | Strengthen and support with rewards. The engineer who supervised the work was rewarded with the MBE. |
| salary | Pay a salary to. A 15 per cent salary increase. |
| wage | The result or effect of doing something considered wrong or unwise. Wages were paid by check. |
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