compensable
Eligible for reimbursement
Compensable describes something for which compensation can or should be paid—typically injuries, losses, or damages in legal and insurance contexts.
A compensable injury at work entitles the employee to benefits.
The court ruled the emotional distress was not compensable.
The word appears almost exclusively in formal or technical discussions of liability and workers' compensation.
Compensation for injury
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
- indemnificationCompensation for loss suffered
- restitutionRestoring what was lost
- redressCompensation for injury
reparation · liability · negligence · tort · punitive · award · judgment · remedy
Money spent on things
- out-of-pocketPaid from personal funds
- deductibleOut-of-pocket threshold amount
- allowableSanctioned by authority
- coveredHaving protection atop
eligible · qualified · travel · mileage · lodging · meals · receipts · documentation
Impairment affecting life activities
- claimStatement of ownership or truth
- workplaceEmployment location
- occupationalRelated to one's work
- medicalOf healthcare practice
damages · impairment · temporary · permanent · partial · total · work-related · accident
damages
Compensation for injury
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
- indemnificationCompensation for loss suffered
- restitutionRestoring what was lost
redress · reparation · liability · negligence · tort · punitive · award · judgment · remedy · actionable
expenses
Money spent on things
- out-of-pocketPaid from personal funds
- deductibleOut-of-pocket threshold amount
- allowableSanctioned by authority
covered · eligible · qualified · travel · mileage · lodging · meals · receipts · documentation · policy
disability
Impairment affecting life activities
- claimStatement of ownership or truth
- workplaceEmployment location
- occupationalRelated to one's work
medical · damages · impairment · temporary · permanent · partial · total · work-related · accident · harm
salary
Fixed periodic employment payment
- earningsMoney gained from work
- incomeRegular monetary receipts
- remunerationPayment for work done
paycheck · stipend · payment · overtime · hourly · payroll · emolument · allowance · gross · net
compensableunpaid
Not yet compensated
gratuitous · unremunerated · unreimbursable · nonreimbursable · pro bono
compensate, compensation, recompense, compensating, compensated, compensatory, compensates, recompensed, compensations