compensation
英[kɒmpen'seɪʃ(ə)n]
美[,kɑmpɛn'seʃən]
英英释意
- 1. something (such as money) given or received as payment or reparation (as for a service or loss or injury)
- 2. (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that conceals your undesirable shortcomings by exaggerating desirable behaviors
- 3. the act of compensating for service or loss or injury