Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

compensatory

/kəmˈpɛnsəˌtɔɹi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.89 in modern English

Syllables: com-pen-sat-o-ry
IPA: /kəmˈpɛnsəˌtɔɹi/

21

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Intended to recompense someone who has experienced loss, suffering, or injury.

adj

Reducing or offsetting the unpleasant or unwelcome effects of something.

adj

That compensates for a deleterious mutation.

Example Sentences

"As long as the oppressed class does not possess the initiative but is restricted mainly to defensive action, it is apt to develop the compensatory idea that it is bound to triumph sooner or later because of 'historical laws', and that history is 'objectively' on its side."

Etymology

Borrowed from French compensatoire. By surface analysis, compensate + -ory.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /kəmˈpɛnsəˌtɔɹi/
British English: /kɒmpɛnˈseɪtəɹi/

Derived Forms

compensatorily decompensatory hypercompensatory noncompensatory overcompensatory pseudocompensatory undercompensatory

Phrases

compensatory lengthening compensatory time

Questions

How do you pronounce compensatory?: The recorded pronunciation is /kəmˈpɛnsəˌtɔɹi/.
What does compensatory mean?: Intended to recompense someone who has experienced loss, suffering, or injury.
Where does compensatory come from?: Borrowed from French compensatoire. By surface analysis, compensate + -ory.

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