Compensable

adj, noun

adj, noun ·4 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    That which is eligible for compensation.
Adjective
  1. 1
    Able to be compensated.
  2. 2
    Entitling one to compensation.

    "compensable disease"

Adjective
  1. 1
    for which money is paid wordnet

Synonyms

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;compensatablerecompensablepayingremunerativeremunerative

Example

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"Coalworker's pneumoconiosis is a compensable disease in various countries, and it is a preventable disease where the costs of its prevention are not shirked as externalities."

Etymology

Borrowed from French compensable; by surface analysis, compens(ate) + -able.

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