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kəmˈpɛn səˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i; ˈkɒm pənˌseɪ tɪv, kəmˈpɛn sə-com·pen·sato·ry

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  1. compensatoryadjective

    That compensates, or serves as compensation

Webster Dictionary

  1. Compensatoryadjective

    serving for compensation; making amends

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of compensatory in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of compensatory in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of compensatory in a Sentence

  1. Chuangshi Wang:

    Napping could reflect underlying ill-health( fatigue, tiredness) eventually leading to morbidity and mortality, could be a proxy for sleep deprivation, as a compensatory catch-up mechanism, or could also be a symptom of circadian misalignment.

  2. Brian Ginsberg:

    The law has changed, yes. But the retrospective historical fact of whether the NRA and its members did or did not incur compensatory damages has not changed, they could have done that in their initial complaint. They didn't do it. They could have done it in their first amended complaint. They didn't … Nor did they attempt … in their proposed second amended complaint.

  3. Neama Rahmani:

    Johnny Depp being canceled and not being cast by Hollywood studios, Johnny Depp pain and suffering, Johnny Depp emotional distress — those are all different types of compensatory damages.

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    a white Southerner who supported Reconstruction policies after the American Civil War (usually for self-interest)
    A larceny
    B nidus
    C imperviousness
    D scalawag

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