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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescompensatório
Pronunciation / Transliteration: kõpẽsaˈtoɾju
"Eles tiveram direito a folga compensatória."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Intended to recompense or make up for a loss, deficiency, or injury.
"The employees received compensatory time off for working through the weekend." - 2
Serving to counterbalance or neutralize the effect of something else.
"Her strong analytical skills acted as a compensatory mechanism for her lack of prior experience."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Late Latin 'compensatorius', stemming from the verb 'compensare' (to weigh against, counterbalance), composed of 'com-' (together) and 'pendere' (to weigh). Entering English in the early 17th century, the term initially carried the legal and economic sense of balancing debts, later broadening to describe any action or mechanism that offsets a deficit, loss, or deficiency.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Compensatory" is said worldwide
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compensatoire
Transliteration: kɔ̃.pɑ̃.sa.twaʁ
"Elle a reçu une indemnité compensatoire."
kompensatorisch
Transliteration: kɔmpɛnzaˈtoːʁɪʃ
"Sie erhielt einen kompensatorischen Ausgleich für ihre Mühe."
compensativo
Transliteration: kompensaˈtivo
"Hanno offerto un risarcimento compensativo."
compensatorio
Transliteration: kompensaˈtoɾjo
"Recibieron un pago compensatorio por los daños."
compensatório
Transliteration: kõpẽsaˈtoɾju
"Eles tiveram direito a folga compensatória."
प्रतिकारी
Transliteration: pratikari
"कर्मचारियों को प्रतिकारी अवकाश दिया गया।"
补偿性的
Transliteration: bǔcháng xìng de
"公司提供了补偿性的休假。"
보상의
Transliteration: bosang-ui
"그들은 보상 차원의 휴가를 받았다."
代償的な
Transliteration: daishōtekina
"彼は代償として休暇を取得した。"
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