compensation

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Synonyms: commensation, commendation, condensation, decompensation, compensating, compellation, recompensation, comessation, commentation, compensator, compensative

Antonyms: commensation, commendation, condensation, decompensation, compensating, compellation, recompensation, comessation, commentation, compensator, compensative

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Noun

The act or principle of [[compensate|compensating]].
Something which is regarded as an [[equivalent]]; something which compensates for [[loss]].
{{lb|en|finance}} The [[extinction]] of [[debt]]s of which two persons are [[reciprocal]]ly [[debtor]]s by the [[credit]]s of which they are reciprocally [[creditor]]s; the payment of a debt by a credit of equal amount.
A [[recompense]] or [[reward]] for service.
{{lb|en|real estate}} An [[equivalent]] [[stipulate]]d for in [[contract]]s for the sale of [[real estate]], in which it is customary to provide that errors in description, etc., shall not [[avoid]], but shall be the [[subject]] of compensation.
{{top|en|Temperature}} The [[relationship]] between air [[temperature]] outside a building and a calculated target temperature for [[provision]] of air or water to contained rooms or spaces for the purpose of efficient heating. In building control systems, the compensation [[curve]] is [[define]]d to a [[compensator]] for this purpose.
{{lb|en|neuroscience}} The [[ability]] of one part of the [[brain]] to [[overfunction]] in order to take over the function of a damaged part (e.g. following a [[stroke]]).

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