OVERCOMPENSATION Synonyms
There is 1 hypernym of the word overcompensation. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for OVERCOMPENSATION
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amends | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury • something done or paid in expiation of a wrong | ||||||||
indemnification | nounn | |||||||
noun • a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury • an act of compensation for actual loss or damage or for trouble and annoyance | ||||||||
offset | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the time at which something is supposed to begin • a compensating equivalent • a horizontal branch from the base of plant that produces new plants from buds at its tips • a natural consequence of development • a plate makes an inked impression on a rubber-blanketed cylinder, which in turn transfers it to the paper • structure where a wall or building narrows abruptly verb • compensate for or counterbalance • make up for • cause (printed matter) to transfer or smear onto another surface • create an offset in • produce by offset printing | ||||||||
recompense | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • payment or reward (as for service rendered) • the act of compensating for service or loss or injury verb • make amends for; pay compensation for • make payment to; compensate | ||||||||
redress | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury • act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil verb • make reparations or amends for | ||||||||
remuneration | nounn | |||||||
noun • something that remunerates • the act of paying for goods or services or to recompense for losses | ||||||||
reparation | nounn | |||||||
noun • compensation (given or received) for an insult or injury • (usually plural) compensation exacted from a defeated nation by the victors • the act of putting something in working order again • something done or paid in expiation of a wrong | ||||||||
repayment | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of returning money received previously • payment of a debt or obligation | ||||||||
restitution | nounn | |||||||
noun • a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury • the act of restoring something to its original state • getting something back again | ||||||||
compensatory | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • (of a payment) Intended to recompense someone who has experienced loss, suffering, or injury. |