⚖️compensatory

adjective
/kəmˈpensətɔːri/

Meaning

serving to make up for a loss, damage, or injury

Example Sentences

The court awarded him compensatory damages.

Example Expressions

compensatory damages

Synonyms

reparative, redemptive, indemnifying, corrective

Antonyms

punitive, harmful

Collocations

compensatory payment, compensatory leave, compensatory action

Related Vocabularies

similar in appearance, nature, or character
completed or brought to an end
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Not producing any or the desired effect; ineffective.

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