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compensatory

[ kuh m-pen-suh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]

/ kəmˈpɛn səˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /

adjective

serving to compensate, as for loss, lack, or injury.

countercyclical.

Words nearby compensatory

compensation, compensation culture, compensation neurosis, compensation order, compensation point, compensatory, compensatory circulation, compensatory damages, compensatory finance, compensatory hypertrophy, compensatory lengthening

Also com·pen·sa·tive

[kom-puh n-sey-tiv, kuh m-pen-suh-] /ˈkɒm pənˌseɪ tɪv, kəmˈpɛn sə-/.

Origin of compensatory

First recorded in 1595–1605; compensate + -ory¹

OTHER WORDS FROM compensatory

non·com·pen·sa·tive, adjectivenon·com·pen·sa·to·ry, adjectivere·com·pen·sa·to·ry, adjectivesub·com·pen·sa·tive, adjective

sub·com·pen·sa·to·ry, adjectiveun·com·pen·sa·tive, adjectiveun·com·pen·sa·to·ry, adjective

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Medicine definitions for noncompensatory

compensatory

[ kəm-pĕn′sə-tôr′ē ]

adj.

Relating to or characterized by compensation.

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