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noun ADJ. full | partial, small | adequate, appropriate, sufficient | financial, monetary QUANT. amount VERB + COMPENSATION award (sb), give (sb), grant (sb), offer (sb), pay (sb), provide (sb with) | accept, gain, get, obtain, receive She got some compensation for damages. | deny sb, refuse sb | claim, demand, fight for, seek | be eligible for, be entitled to COMPENSATION + VERB be payable If the government is proved negligent, compensation will be payable. COMPENSATION + NOUN claim | fund | order | payment | scheme PREP. as ~ (for) She received £7,000 as compensation for her injuries. | in ~ (for) They will have to pay £5,000 in compensation. | ~ for The money was small compensation for unfair dismissal. | ~ from compensation from the government | ~ to compensation to Mrs Parker PHRASES compensation in money
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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compensation
verbs
pay somebody compensation
• Passengers will be paid compensation if their baggage is lost or damaged.
receive compensation
• Some people have received compensation from the government for the loss of their homes.
be awarded compensation
(= be given it )
• Many victims have been awarded compensation by the courts.
claim compensation
(= ask for it because you have a right to it )
• You can claim compensation for unfair dismissal from your job.
seek compensation
(= try to get it )
• Survivors of the rail disaster are seeking compensation.
demand compensation
(= ask for it in an angry way )
• Political prisoners are demanding financial compensation.
fight for compensation
(= try hard to get it )
• Alan, who hurt his back and hasn't worked since, is still fighting for compensation.
offer compensation
• The health authority offered compensation to the families.
adjectives
financial compensation
• You may wish to claim financial compensation.
full compensation
(= fully covering the loss, damage etc )
• Full compensation is only paid very rarely.
partial compensation
(= partly covering your loss, damage etc )
• The woman received partial compensation of £5,000.
compensation + NOUN
a compensation claim
• He was seeking legal advice on a compensation claim.
a compensation payment
• UK farmers may be in line for compensation payments.
a compensation scheme
(= system for providing compensation )
• There is a compensation scheme for radiation-linked diseases.
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