How to pronounce compensation

Say it like this: /ˌkɑm.pənˈseɪ.ʃən/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.

American/ˌkɑm.pənˈseɪ.ʃən/

What does compensation mean?

nounThe act or principle of compensating.

Something which is regarded as an equivalent; something which compensates for loss.

“No pecuniary compensation can possibly reward them.”

The extinction of debts of which two persons are reciprocally debtors by the credits of which they are reciprocally creditors; the payment of a debt by a credit of equal amount.

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