compensatory

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French compensatoire. By surface analysis, compensate +‎ -ory.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kɒmpɛnˈseɪtəɹi/, /kɒmˈpɛnsətəɹi/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • (General American) IPA(key): /kəmˈpɛnsəˌtɔɹi/
  • Hyphenation: com‧pen‧sat‧o‧ry

Adjective

compensatory (not comparable)

  1. (of a payment) Intended to recompense someone who has experienced loss, suffering, or injury
  2. Reducing or offsetting the unpleasant or unwelcome effects of something
  3. (genetics) That compensates for a deleterious mutation

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