What is the meaning of compensation?

noun

  • Something (such as money) given or received as payment or reparation (as for a service or loss or injury. )
  • Psychiatry) a defense mechanism that conceals your undesirable shortcomings by exaggerating desirable behaviors. (
  • The act of compensating for service or loss or injury.
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