compensable
[ kuhm-pen-suh-buhl ]
/ kəmˈpɛn sə bəl /
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adjective
eligible for or subject to compensation, especially for a bodily injury.
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Origin of compensable
First recorded in 1655–65; compens(ate) + -able
OTHER WORDS FROM compensable
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British Dictionary definitions for compensable
compensable
/ (kəmˈpɛnsəbəl) /
adjective
mainly US entitled to compensation or capable of being compensated
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