compensation

n. recompense, repayment; something done to make up for (a loss, deficiency or fault)

Compensation may refer to:Damages - legal term referring to the financial compensation recoverable by reason of another's breach of duty; the money paid or awarded to a plaintiffworkers' compensation, to protect employees who have incurred work-related injuriesRemuneration:pay (salary or wage):executive compensationdeferred compensationCompensation (nationalization), compensation paid in the event of nationalization of propertyA psychological defence mechanismcompensation (psychology)compensation (engineering)compensation (chess), various advantages a player has in exchange for a disadvantage"Compensation" (essay), by Ralph Waldo EmersonIn biology, the characteristic pattern of bending of the plant or mushroom stem after turning from the normal vertical position.
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Compensation /com·pen·sa·tion/ 1. the counterbalancing of any defect. 2. the conscious or unconscious process by which a person attempts to make up [more]Compensation - Community and Resources

Noun
1. something (such as money) given or received as payment or reparation (as for a service or loss or injury)
(hypernym) recompense
(hyponym) overcompensation
(derivation) right, compensate, redress, correct
2. (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that conceals your undesirable shortcomings by exaggerating desirable behaviors
(hypernym) defense mechanism, defense reaction, defence mechanism, defence reaction, defense, defence
(hyponym) overcompensation
(derivation) cover, compensate, overcompensate
(classification) psychiatry, psychopathology, psychological medicine
3. the act of compensating for service or loss or injury
(synonym) recompense
(hypernym) correction, rectification
(hyponym) indemnification
(derivation) compensate, counterbalance, correct, even out, even off, even up

n. compensation, restitution; amends; adjustment, correction