compensating
Balancing a deficit
Compensating is making up for something—a deficiency, loss, or imbalance.
A short basketball player compensates with quickness.
Workers receive compensating pay for hazardous conditions.
In psychology, compensating often suggests overcompensating: He drives a sports car—clearly compensating for something.
Mechanical systems have compensating mechanisms that adjust for wear or environmental changes.
Compensation for wrongdoing
- atonementCompensation for wrongdoing
- reparationCompensation for injury done
- restitutionRestoring what was lost
- rectificationAct of setting straight
apology · reconciliation · expiation · remedy · satisfaction · vindication · healing · restoration
Payment for incurred expenses
- paymentFulfilling a financial obligation
- indemnificationCompensation for loss suffered
- repaymentGiving back what's owed
- remunerationPayment for work done
settlement · refund · damages · severance · payout · disbursement · award · benefits
Biological internal stability maintenance
- equilibriumState of balance
- counterbalanceOffsetting force or weight
- offsetCompensate by opposing force
- stabilizationProcess of becoming steady
adjustment · correction · regulation · feedback · adaptation · steady-state · equipoise · calibration
Opposing to neutralize
- neutralizingMaking something ineffective
- mitigatingReducing harm or severity
- balancingAchieving equal distribution
- overcomingDefeating a challenge
masking · outweighing · negating · countering
Operating across multiple countries
- cross-borderSpanning national boundaries
- documentationWritten proof or instructions
- benchmarkingMeasuring against top performers
- complianceAdhering to requirements
audit · OECD · intercompany · markup · margin · comparable · allocation
amends
Compensation for wrongdoing
- atonementCompensation for wrongdoing
- reparationCompensation for injury done
- restitutionRestoring what was lost
rectification · apology · reconciliation · expiation · remedy · satisfaction · vindication · healing · restoration · repair
reimbursement
Payment for incurred expenses
- paymentFulfilling a financial obligation
- indemnificationCompensation for loss suffered
- repaymentGiving back what's owed
remuneration · settlement · refund · damages · severance · payout · disbursement · award · benefits · allowance
homeostasis
Biological internal stability maintenance
- equilibriumState of balance
- counterbalanceOffsetting force or weight
- offsetCompensate by opposing force
stabilization · adjustment · correction · regulation · feedback · adaptation · steady-state · equipoise · calibration · neutralization
counteracting
Opposing to neutralize
- neutralizingMaking something ineffective
- mitigatingReducing harm or severity
- balancingAchieving equal distribution
overcoming · masking · outweighing · negating · countering
multinational
Operating across multiple countries
- cross-borderSpanning national boundaries
- documentationWritten proof or instructions
- benchmarkingMeasuring against top performers
compliance · audit · OECD · intercompany · markup · margin · comparable · allocation
- adjustingtuning, readjusting, calibrating, tweaking, modifying
- taking responsibilityowning up, admitting fault, confessing, apologizing, accountability
- balanceequilibrium, balancing, harmony, stability, symmetry
- balance & stabilitybalance, counterweight, stabilizer, fulcrum, seesaw
- fixing problemsfixing, repairing, mending, patching, restoring
compensatingexacerbating
Making something worse
neglecting · ignoring · aggravating · worsening · disregarding
compensatingexploiting
Using selfishly for benefit
withholding · stiffing · shortchanging · cheating · depriving
compensatingignoring
Deliberately not noticing
neglecting · disregarding · overlooking · dismissing · letting slide
- compensation paymentsMoney owed for damages
- compensation plansStructured employee payment systems
- victim compensationPayment to those harmed
- worker's compensationInsurance for job injuries
- workmen's compensationInsurance for job injuries
- workers compensationEmployer-funded injury benefits