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COMPENSATION Antonyms

There are 9 antonyms of the word compensation. (opposite meanings)

Best Opposite Words For COMPENSATION

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cost
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor

• the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)

• value measured by what must be given or done or undergone to obtain something

verb

• be priced at

• require to lose, suffer, or sacrifice

damages
nounn
noun

• a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury

deprivation
nounn
noun

• a state of extreme poverty

• the disadvantage that results from losing something

• act of depriving someone of food or money or rights

fine
noun, adjectiven, adj
adjective

• of textures that are smooth to the touch or substances consisting of relatively small particles

noun

• money extracted as a penalty

adverb

• an expression of agreement normally occurring at the beginning of a sentence

• in a delicate manner

adjective satellite

• being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition

• minutely precise especially in differences in meaning

• thin in thickness or diameter

• characterized by elegance or refinement or accomplishment

• free from impurities; having a high or specified degree of purity

verb

• record a fine as a penalty in a police record

• impose a fine on

forfeiture
nounn
noun

• something that is lost or surrendered as a penalty

• a penalty for a fault or mistake that involves losing or giving up something

• the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.

liability
nounn
noun

• the state of being legally obliged and responsible

• an obligation to pay money to another party

• the quality of being something that holds you back

loss
nounn
noun

• something that is lost

• gradual decline in amount or activity

• the act of losing someone or something

• the disadvantage that results from losing something

• the experience of losing a loved one

• the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue

• military personnel lost by death or capture

• euphemistic expressions for death

penalty
nounn
noun

• the act of punishing, or the infliction of a penalty

• a payment required for not fulfilling a contract

• the disadvantage or painful consequences of an action or condition

• (games) a handicap or disadvantage that is imposed on a competitor (or a team) for an infraction of the rules of the game

punishment
nounn
noun

• the act of punishing, or the infliction of a penalty

Alternatives for COST

Alternatives for DAMAGES

Alternatives for DEPRIVATION

Alternatives for FINE

Alternatives for FORFEITURE

Alternatives for LIABILITY

Alternatives for LOSS

Alternatives for PENALTY

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