Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

workers' compensation

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.24 in modern English

Syllables
work-er-s' -com-pen-sa-tion
IPA
32
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
7
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Insurance that pays for medical costs resulting from injuries sustained by employees in the workplace.

Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

workman's compensation (alternative) workmen's compensation (alternative) worker's compensation (alternative) workers' comp (alternative) workman's comp (alternative) workmen's comp (alternative) worker's comp (alternative)

Questions

What does workers' compensation mean?
Insurance that pays for medical costs resulting from injuries sustained by employees in the workplace.

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