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in compensation for something
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(alsoin compensation)
in exchange for something that has been lost or damaged, or for some problem:
She received £400,000 in compensation for her lost eye.
The company has agreed to pay a significant sum in compensation for the damage to the hotel.
We were awarded five hundred pounds in compensation, which isn't much, but at least it's something.
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compensation
His company was looking for £6 million in compensation for lost advertising revenue.
The court granted him £500 in compensation for the emotional distress he suffered.
She did not get a penny in compensation for unfair dismissal because her employer went broke.
The victim was eventually paid thousands of pounds in compensation.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Costs & expenses
admission charge
aliment
all in
at cost
at someone's expense
bank charges
overrun
palimony
price point
pricing
punchy
redress
remittance
reserve
RPI
spend
transfer fee
tune
upkeep
whack
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