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compensations

  • plural
    of compensation.
    compensation
    noun
    the act or state of compensating, as by rewarding someone for service or by making up for someone's loss, damage, or injury by giving the injured party an appropriate benefit.

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But all the compensations, all the progress anyway.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 26, 2025

Edinburgh Employment Tribunal ruled that PC Jones should be awarded compensations of £24,800 and PC Tunnock should receive £23,824.

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2025

Earlier in the day, Mohsin Naqvi, the top official in Punjab province, where Jaranwala is located, announced the compensations on X, previously known as Twitter.

From Washington Times ● Aug. 21, 2023

It will also take additional costs related to stock-based compensations, which it said cannot be estimated at the time.

From Reuters ● Apr. 27, 2023

Truly amazing, what people can get used to, as long as there are a few compensations.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood