compensación

/kompensaˈsjon/

la noun B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
compensaciones

Meaning

  1. compensation

    • Pidió una compensación.

      He asked for compensation.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

indemnización

indemnización specifically means compensation for damages or injury, a legal or insurance payout; compensación is more general compensation of any kind.

Similar in other languages

German

Kompensation

Kompensation is the German word for the same thing — both mean "compensation."

Portuguese

indenização

indenização is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "compensation."

Practice

1 What does compensación mean?

2 Fill the gap: Pidió una ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches compensación?

noun

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