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COMPENSATORY
Etymology
Adjective
compensatory (comparative more compensatory, superlative most compensatory)
(of a payment) Intended to recompense someone who has experienced loss, suffering, or injury.
Reducing or offsetting the unpleasant or unwelcome effects of something.
Anagrams
• company store, company-store
Source: Wiktionary
Com*pen"sa*to*ry, a.
Definition: Serving for compensation; making amends. Jer. Taylor.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(verb) cause the failure or ruin of; “His peccadilloes finally broke his marriage”; “This play will either make or break the playwright”
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