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compensation
(Psychology) The act of consciously or unconsciously changing one's behavior to offset a real or imagined deficiency, as in personality or physical ability.
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  1. (Psychology) The act of consciously or unconsciously changing one's behavior to offset a real or imagined deficiency, as in personality or physical ability.
  2. Something, such as money, given or received as payment or reparation, as for a service or loss.
  3. Payment for services; esp., wages or remuneration
indemnity
The act of making good another’s financial loss or liability, resulting from the occurrence of a particular event or contingency.
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  1. The act of making good another’s financial loss or liability, resulting from the occurrence of a particular event or contingency.
  2. An exemption from liability for damages resulting from specified conduct, as in a contract indemnifying a party for the performance of certain actions.
  3. Legal exemption from penalties or liabilities incurred by one's actions
restitution
A making good for loss, damages, or injury, by indemnifying the damaged party; return or restoring something to its lawful owner. Useful in both torts and contract law, restitution is sometimes used in criminal law as a condition of probation. A making good for loss, damages, or injury, by indemnifying the damaged party; return or restoring something to its lawful owner. Useful in both torts and contract law, restitution is sometimes used in criminal law as a condition of probation.
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  1. A making good for loss, damages, or injury, by indemnifying the damaged party; return or restoring something to its lawful owner. Useful in both torts and contract law, restitution is sometimes used in criminal law as a condition of probation. A making good for loss, damages, or injury, by indemnifying the damaged party; return or restoring something to its lawful owner. Useful in both torts and contract law, restitution is sometimes used in criminal law as a condition of probation.
  2. That which is offered or given in return for what has been lost, injured, or destroyed; compensation.
  3. (Law) A process of compensation for losses.
amends
(Law) Abbreviation of amendments.
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  1. (Law) Abbreviation of amendments.
  2. Recompense for grievance or injury:
  3. Compensation for a loss or injury; recompense; reparation.
compensation
Payment for services; esp., wages or remuneration
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  1. Payment for services; esp., wages or remuneration
  2. Payment for work done.
  3. Something, such as money, given or received as payment or reparation, as for a service or loss.
indemnification
Something that indemnifies; a compensation for loss.
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  1. Something that indemnifies; a compensation for loss.
  2. The act of indemnifying.
  3. The act or process of indemnifying, preserving, or securing against loss, damage, or penalty.
indemnity
The act of making good another’s financial loss or liability, resulting from the occurrence of a particular event or contingency.
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  1. The act of making good another’s financial loss or liability, resulting from the occurrence of a particular event or contingency.
  2. An exemption from liability for damages resulting from specified conduct, as in a contract indemnifying a party for the performance of certain actions.
  3. Legal exemption from penalties or liabilities incurred by one's actions
offset
Something that balances something else; for example, “The offset for the amount she spent was the house’s improved appearance.”
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  1. Something that balances something else; for example, “The offset for the amount she spent was the house’s improved appearance.”
  2. (Surveying) A short distance measured at right angles from the main line to help in computing the area of an irregular plot of ground
  3. To pay for or compensate for; to calculate against: “The debtor is entitled to an offset against the amount due to the contractor for the amounts that are alleged to be prop­erly deducted for poor workmanship.”
quittance
A discharge from a debt or obligation; a document that shows this discharge
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  1. A discharge from a debt or obligation; a document that shows this discharge
  2. Payment of a debt or obligation.
  3. Recompense; repayment; reprisal
recompense
Something given or done to make up for a loss, injury, etc.; compensation
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  1. Something given or done to make up for a loss, injury, etc.; compensation
  2. Amends made, as for damage or loss.
  3. Payment in return for something, such as a service.
redress
Satisfaction for wrong or injury; reparation.
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  1. Satisfaction for wrong or injury; reparation.
  2. A compensation or satisfaction, as for a wrong done
  3. Relief, restitution, or damages.; a way of seeking remedy once the statute of limitations has expired. See also relief, remedy, recovery, and restitution. Relief, restitution, or damages.; a way of seeking remedy once the statute of limitations has expired. See also relief, remedy, recovery, and restitution.
reimbursement
(Business, management, accounting) The act of compensating someone for an expense.
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  1. (Business, management, accounting) The act of compensating someone for an expense.
remuneration
The act of remunerating
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  1. The act of remunerating
  2. Something, such as a payment, that remunerates.
  3. That which remunerates; reward; pay; recompense; compensation
reparation
Compensation or remuneration, as for damage or economic loss, required from a nation defeated in war.
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  1. Compensation or remuneration, as for damage or economic loss, required from a nation defeated in war.
  2. The act or process of repairing or the condition of being repaired.
  3. Compensation by a nation defeated in a war for economic losses suffered by the victor or for crimes committed against individuals, payable in money, labor, goods, etc.
requital
Retaliation or reprisal; vengeance.
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  1. Retaliation or reprisal; vengeance.
  2. Something given or done in return; repayment, reward, retaliation, or compensation
  3. Return, as for an injury or friendly act.
restitution
A return to a former condition or situation
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  1. A return to a former condition or situation
  2. That which is offered or given in return for what has been lost, injured, or destroyed; compensation.
  3. A making good for loss, damages, or injury, by indemnifying the damaged party; return or restoring something to its lawful owner. Useful in both torts and contract law, restitution is sometimes used in criminal law as a condition of probation. A making good for loss, damages, or injury, by indemnifying the damaged party; return or restoring something to its lawful owner. Useful in both torts and contract law, restitution is sometimes used in criminal law as a condition of probation.
satisfaction
The opportunity to avenge a wrong; vindication.
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  1. The opportunity to avenge a wrong; vindication.
  2. A giving of something in order to release oneself from, or to satisfy, some outstanding obligation, be it legal or moral. Satisfaction requires the giving of one thing for another and should be distinguished from performance, which requires only the promising to give something. Also, payment in full, done to fulfill a contractual obligation or debt. A giving of something in order to release oneself from, or to satisfy, some outstanding obligation, be it legal or moral. Satisfaction requires the giving of one thing for another and should be distinguished from performance, which requires only the promising to give something. Also, payment in full, done to fulfill a contractual obligation or debt.
  3. Assurance beyond doubt or question; complete conviction:
setoff
(Finance) The situation where a bank or similar organisation repays itself money owed by an accountholder out of his or her account.
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  1. (Finance) The situation where a bank or similar organisation repays itself money owed by an accountholder out of his or her account.
  2. A claim for this
  3. A counterclaim against the plaintiff by the defendant arising from a cause of action other than that she is being sued for; a reduction in the amount of a settlement by the amount the debtor is owed by the creditor. See also counterclaim and cross-claim. A counterclaim against the plaintiff by the defendant arising from a cause of action other than that she is being sued for; a reduction in the amount of a settlement by the amount the debtor is owed by the creditor. See also counterclaim and cross-claim.
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  • A small snack, as repayment for saving your life last night.

  • provides for the repayment of borrowed money to the Jews, and also to other creditors.

  • To provide for the repayment from earnings of the capital invested in a mining property and expended in development, and to provide for the depreciation in value of the plant and equipment, an amortization fund must be accumulated during the life of the mine; or, if it be desired to continue the business of mining elsewhere, a similar fund must be created for the purchase, development and equipment of a new property to take the place of the original deposit when that shall be exhausted.

  • This repayment sometimes consists of half the estimated value of the standing crops.

  • They may also be charged with the repayment of money laid out for their permanent advantage, and be augmented wholly by the medium of Queen Anne's Bounty.

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