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.

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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

Words nearby compensatory

compensation, compensation culture, compensation neurosis, compensation order, compensation point, compensatory, compensatory circulation, compensatory damages, compensatory finance, compensatory hypertrophy, compensatory lengthening
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Medical definitions for noncompensatory

compensatory
[ kəm-pĕn′sə-tôr′ē ]

adj.

Relating to or characterized by compensation.
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