compensatory
[ kuhm-pen-suh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]
adjective
serving to compensate, as for loss, lack, or injury.
Origin of compensatory
1First recorded in 1595–1605; compensate + -ory1
- Also com·pen·sa·tive [kom-puhn-sey-tiv, kuhm-pen-suh-]. /ˈkɒm pənˌseɪ tɪv, kəmˈpɛn sə-/.
Other words from compensatory
- 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
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