compensatory : Idioms & Phrases


compensatory damages

  • noun (law) compensation for losses that can readily be proven to have occurred and for which the injured party has the right to be compensated
    general damages; actual damages.
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compensatory spending

  • noun spending money raised by borrowing; used by governments to stimulate their economy
    deficit spending; pump priming.
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compensatory time

  • noun time off that is granted to a worker as compensation for working overtime
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