Kompensation
/kɔmpɛnzaˈtsi̯oːn/
der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- plural
- die Kompensationen
Meaning
Similar words
Kompensation is the international loanword, used more broadly; Entschädigung is typically used for compensating someone for a specific loss or damage, often legal or financial.
Similar in other languages
Spanish
compensación is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "compensation."
Spanish
indemnización is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "compensation."
Portuguese
indenização is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "compensation."
Practice
1 What does Kompensation mean?
compensation
2 Fill the gap: Als ___ erhielt er einen Gutschein.
Full sentence: Als Kompensation erhielt er einen Gutschein. (As compensation he received a voucher.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches Kompensation?
Kompensation: neutral register, academic frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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