SG Heritage Dictionary

Compensation [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. That which is given or received as an equivalent for services, debt, want, loss, or suffering; amends; remuneration; recompense.

2. All other debts may compensation find.

3. The pleasures of life are no compensation for the loss of divine favor and protection.

4. In law, a set-off; the payment of a debt by a credit of equal amount.

Compensation [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. The act or principle of compensating.

2. That which constitutes, or is regarded as, an equivalent; that which makes good the lack or variation of something else; that which compensates for loss or privation; amends; remuneration; recompense.

3. 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; a set-off.

4. A recompense or reward for some loss or service.

5. An equivalent stipulated for in contracts 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.

Compensation Roget’s Thesaurus §30

N. compensation, equation, commutation, indemnification, compromise neutralization, nullification, counteraction, reaction, measure for measure, retaliation equalization, robbing peter to pay paul, set-off, offset, make-weight, casting-weight, counterpoise, ballast, indemnity, equivalent, quid pro quo, bribe, hush money, amends, counterbalance, counterclaim, cross-debt, cross-demand

V. make compensation, compensate, compense, indemnify, counteract, countervail, counterpoise, balance, outbalance, overbalance, counterbalance, set off, hedge, square, give and take, make up for, lee way, cover, fill up, neutralize, nullify, equalize, make good, redeem

Adj. compensating, compensatory, countervailing, in the opposite scale, equivalent

Adv. in return, in consideration, but, however, yet, still, notwithstanding, nevertheless, nathless, none the less, although, though, albeit, howbeit, mauger, at all events, at any rate, be that as it may, for all that, even so, on the other, hand, at the same time, quoad minus, quand meme, however that may be, after all is said and done, taking one thing with another

Phr. "light is mingled with the gloom", every dark cloud has a silver lining, primo avulso non deficit alter, saepe creat molles aspera spina rosas, quantity by comparison with a standard

Retaliation Roget’s Thesaurus §718

N. retaliation, reprisal, retort, payback, counter-stroke, counter-blast, counterplot, counter-project, retribution, lex talionis, reciprocation, tit for tat, give and take, blow for blow, quid pro quo, a roland for an oliver, measure for measure, diamond cut diamond, the biter bit, a game at which two can play, reproof valiant, retort courteous, recrimination, revenge, compensation, reaction

V. retaliate, retort, turn upon, pay, pay off, pay back, pay in one's own coin, pay in the same coin, cap, reciprocate, turn the tables upon, return the compliment, give a quid pro quo, give as much as one takes, give as good as one gets, give and take, exchange fisticuffs, be quits, be even with, pay off old scores, serve one right, be hoist on one's own petard, throw a stone in one's own garden, catch a tartar

Adj. retaliating, retaliatory, retaliative, talionic

Adv. in retaliation, en revanche

Phr. mutato nomine de te fabula narratur, par pari refero, tu quoque, you're another, suo sibi gladio hunc jugulo, a beau jeu beau retour, litem, lite resolvit

Compromise Roget’s Thesaurus §774

N. compromise, commutation, composition, middle term, mezzo termine, compensation, abatement of differences, adjustment, mutual concession

V. compromise, commute, compound, take the mean, split the difference, meet one halfway, give and take, come to terms, submit to arbitration, abide by arbitration, patch up, bridge over, arrange, straighten out, adjust, differences, agree, make the best of, make a virtue of necessity, take the will for the deed, 1, property in general

Restitution Roget’s Thesaurus §790

N. restitution, return, rendition, # reddition, restoration, reinvestment, recuperation, rehabilitation, reparation, atonement, compensation, indemnification, release, replevin, redemption, recovery, remitter, reversion

V. return, restore, give back, carry back, bring back, render, render up, give up, let go, unclutch, disgorge, regorge, regurgitate, recoup, reimburse, compensate, indemnify, remit, rehabilitate, repair, reinvest, revest, reinstate, redeem, recover, take back again, revest, revert

Adj. restoring, recuperative

Phr. suum cuique

Payment Roget’s Thesaurus §807

N. payment, defrayment, discharge, acquittance, quittance, settlement, clearance, liquidation, satisfaction, reckoning, arrangement, acknowledgment, release, receipt, receipt in full, receipt in full of all demands, voucher, salary, compensation, remuneration (reward) 973, repayment, reimbursement, retribution, pay, money paid, ready money, stake, remittance, installment, payer, liquidator, pay cash, pay cash on the barrelhead

V. pay, defray, make payment, paydown, pay on the nail, pay ready money, pay at sight, pay in advance, cash, honor a bill, acknowledge, redeem, pay in kind, pay one's way, pay one's shot, pay one's footing, pay the piper, pay sauce for all, pay costs, do the needful, shell out, fork out, cough up, fork over, come down with, come down with the dust, tickle the palm, grease the palm, expend, put down, lay down, discharge, settle, quit, acquit oneself of, foot the bill, account with, reckon with, settle with, be even with, be quits with, strike a balance, settle accounts with, balance accounts with, square accounts with, quit scores, wipe off old scores, clear off old scores, satisfy, pay in full, satisfy all demands, pay in full of all demands, clear, liquidate, pay up, pay old debts, disgorge, make repayment, repay, refund, reimburse, retribute, make compensation, pay by credit card, put it on the plastic

Adj. paying &c. paid, owing nothing, out of debt, all straight, unowed, never indebted

Adv. to the tune of, on the nail, money down

Atonement Roget’s Thesaurus §952

N. atonement, reparation, compromise, composition, compensation, quittance, quits, expiation, redemption, reclamation, conciliation, propitiation, indemnification, redress, amends, apology, amende honorable, satisfaction, peace offering, sin offering, burnt offering, scapegoat, sacrifice, penance, fasting, maceration, sackcloth and ashes, white sheet, shrift, flagellation, lustration, purgation, purgatory

V. atone, atone for, expiate, propitiate, make amends, make good, reclaim, redeem, repair, ransom, absolve, purge, shrive, do penance, stand in a white sheet, repent in sackcloth and ashes, wear a hairshirt, set one's house in order, wipe off old scores, make matters up, pay the forfeit, pay the penalty, apologize, beg pardon, fair l'amende honorable, give satisfaction, come down on one's knees, fall down on one's knees, down on one's marrow bones, 4, moral practice

Reward Roget’s Thesaurus §973

N. reward, recompense, remuneration, meed, # guerdon, reguerdon|, price, indemnity, indemnification, quittance, compensation, reparation, redress, satisfaction, reckoning, acknowledgment, requital, amends, sop, atonement, retribution, consideration, return, quid pro quo, salvage, perquisite, vail, douceur, bribe, hush money, smart money|, blackmail, extortion, carcelage|, solatium, allowance, salary, stipend, wages, compensation, pay, payment, emolument, tribute, batta, shot, scot, bonus, premium, tip, fee, honorarium, hire, dasturi, dustoori, mileage, crown

V. reward, recompense, repay, requite, remunerate, munerate, compensate, fee, pay one's footing, make amends, indemnify, atone, satisfy, acknowledge, get for one's pains, reap the fruits of, tip

Adj. remunerative, remuneratory, munerary, compensatory, retributive, reparatory, rewarding, satisfactory

Phr. fideli certa merces, honor virtutis praemium, tibi seris tibi metis