Compensation 252184 225183114 2008-07-12T09:36:22Z Tj9991 192259 [[WP:UNDO|Undid]] revision 225183067 by [[Special:Contributions/195.78.226.10|195.78.226.10]] ([[User talk:195.78.226.10|talk]]) {{wiktionarypar|compensation}} '''Compensation''' can refer to... *[[Damages]] - legal term referring to the financial compensation recoverable by reason of another's breach of duty; the money paid or awarded to a plaintiff **[[Workers' compensation]], to protect employees who have incurred work-related injuries. Example is the [[Radiation Exposure Compensation Act]]. *[[Remuneration]], such as a wage or salary to pay people for their work * [[Executive compensation]] *[[Deferred compensation]] *[[Nationalization#Compensation|Nationalization compensation]], compensation paid in the event of nationalization of property * [[Defence mechanism]], as in psychology *[[Compensation (psychology)]] *[[Compensation (engineering)]] *[[Compensation (chess)]], various advantages a player has in exchange for a disadvantage *[[Compensation (essay)|''Compensation'' (essay)]], by Ralph Waldo Emerson *[[Gravitropism#Compensation|Biological compensation]], the characteristic pattern of bending of the plant or mushroom stem after turning from the normal vertical position. {{disambig}} [[de:Kompensation]]