compensation
/kɒmp(ə)nˈseɪʃ(ə)n/
US pronunciation
American sound/kɒmp(ə)nˈseɪʃ(ə)n/
kɒmpənˈseɪʃən
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- 4 syllables
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- 3rd syllable stress
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- Final -tion sounds like shun
kɒmpən - ˈseɪʃən -> compensation
Myanmar meaning
(n) ပေး လျော်ခြင်း။ လျော်ကြေးပေးခြင်း။ လျော်ကြေး။ နစ်နာကြေး။
Full entry
compensation /kɒmpen'seÇʃn/ n
~ (for sth)
(က) [U] ပေး လျော်ခြင်း။ လျော်ကြေးပေးခြင်း။ Compensation of injured workers has cost the company a lot. ❍ Have you considered the matter of compensation?
(ခ) [U, C] လျော်ကြေး။ နစ်နာကြေး။
receive £5000 in compensation/by way of compensation/as a compensation for injury ❍ My job is hard, but it has its compensations (ie pleasant aspects that make it less bad).
More examples
- [pay someone compensation] : Victims of the world’s largest industrial accident were paid $470 million compensation.
- [compensation for] : She was awarded £2, 000 compensation for her injuries.
- [compensation of] : Not needing a car is one of the compensations of living in the city.
- [compensation for] : He uses speed as compensation for his lack of strength.
Synonyms
recompense, return, reward, reimbursement, payment, damages, costs, reparation, advantage, allowance, amends, atonement, benefit, bonus, bread, consideration, counterclaim, coverage, defrayal, deserts, earnings, fee, gain, honorarium, indemnification, indemnity, lex talionis, measure for measure, meed, meet, pay, payoff, plus, premium, profit, quittance, reciprocity, reckoning, recoupment, rectification, redress, remittal, remittance, remuneration, repayment; rectification, reprisal, requital, restitution, salary, salt, satisfaction, scale, settlement, shake, stipend, take, take-home, tooth for a tooth, wage
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