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/kɒmpɛnˈseɪtəɹi/ · adjective
(of a payment) Intended to recompense someone who has experienced loss, suffering, or injury.
Use compensatory when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Compensatory means (of a payment) Intended to recompense someone who has experienced loss, suffering, or injury.
Common synonyms include offsetting, counteractive, countervailing, compensative.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use compensatory where its definition matches the intended context.
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