compensation

Definitions of compensation
  1. noun
    something (such as money) given or received as payment or reparation (as for a service or loss or injury)
    synonyms: dédommagement, indemnisation
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    remboursement
    compensation paid (to someone) for damages or losses or money already spent etc.
    dédommagement, indemnisation
    a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
    indemnisation, réparations
    (usually plural) compensation exacted from a defeated nation by the victors
    indemnisation, réparations
    compensation (given or received) for an insult or injury
    expiation, réparation, satisfaction
    compensation for a wrong
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    récompense
    payment or reward (as for service rendered)
  2. noun
    the act of putting something in working order again
    synonyms: dédommagement, indemnisation, réparation
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    conservation, entretien
    activity involved in maintaining something in good working order
    nouvel essor, renaissance, renouveau, renouvellement, réhabilitation, réinsertion sociale, rééducation
    the act of restoring something or someone to a satisfactory state
    reconstruction
    the activity of constructing something again
    restitution, réparation
    the act of restoring something to its original state
    remise en état, révision
    periodic maintenance on a car or machine
    reconstruction
    building again
    rajeunissement
    the act of restoring to a more youthful condition
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    amélioration
    the act of improving something
  3. noun
    the act of compensating for service or loss or injury
    synonyms: dédommagement, indemnisation
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    correction, rectification
    the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake; setting right
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