COMPENSATORY


Meaning of COMPENSATORY in English

/keuhm pen"seuh tawr'ee, -tohr'ee/ , adj.

1. serving to compensate, as for loss, lack, or injury.

2. countercyclical.

Also, compensative /kom"peuhn say'tiv, keuhm pen"seuh-/ .

[ 1595-1605; COMPENSATE + -ORY 1 ]

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