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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

Etymology

Origin of compensatory

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

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