compensation: meaning and words from its letters
12 letters · 18 letter points · starts with C · ends with N
Meaning of compensation
noun
- countable, uncountable
The act or principle of compensating.
- countable, uncountable
Something which is regarded as an equivalent; something which compensates for loss.
- countable, uncountable
The extinction of debts of which two persons are reciprocally debtors by the credits of which they are reciprocally creditors; the payment of a debt by a credit of equal amount.
- countable, uncountable
A recompense or reward for service.
Listed forms: compensations.
Source: Wiktionary — compensation.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
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noun
the act of compensating for service or loss or injury
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is compensation in our word lists?
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| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of compensation
C(3) + O(1) + M(3) + P(3) + E(1) + N(1) + S(1) + A(1) + T(1) + I(1) + O(1) + N(1) = 18 points.
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Anagrams of compensation
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from compensation
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