| amends |
(used with a sing. or pl. verb) payment or compensation given to repair or satisfy damage, injury, or loss. |
| angary |
the legal right of a state or nation at war to seize, destroy, or otherwise use the property of a neutral state, provided proper compensation is made. |
| blood money |
compensation paid to a murder victim's next of kin. [1/3 definitions] |
| comp. |
abbreviation of "compensation." [1/3 definitions] |
| compensable |
entitled or subject to compensation. |
| compensatory |
providing compensation, as for injury or loss. |
| cover |
to provide (someone) compensation for loss or damage. [1/21 definitions] |
| damage |
(pl.) in law, money claimed or paid as compensation for injury or loss. [1/4 definitions] |
| demurrage |
the compensation paid to the carrier as a result of such a delay. [1/2 definitions] |
| double dipping |
the practice, often regarded as unethical, of receiving benefits such as salary, pension, or other compensation from two organizations simultaneously. |
| eminent domain |
in law, the right of a government to appropriate privately owned land or property for public use, upon payment of compensation to the owner. |
| emolument |
profit or compensation from one's position or employment, such as salary or fees. |
| employee |
someone who works for a person or business in return for wages or other compensation. |
| Fair Labor Standards Act |
law passed by the U.S. Congress in 1938 and administered by the U.S. Department of Labor to establish work standards, such as national minimum wage, overtime compensation for certain jobs, and restriction on the use of child labor. |
| golden parachute |
(informal) a contract or agreement that guarantees top executives of a company severance pay or other compensation in the event that they lose their jobs as a result of an acquisition by or merger with another company, or the severance pay so offered. |
| indemnify |
to make compensation to for loss, damage, or expense incurred. [1/2 definitions] |
| indemnity |
compensation for damage or loss sustained. [1/3 definitions] |
| insurer |
someone or something that insures, esp. a person or company in the business of guaranteeing protection or compensation in case of loss or harm. |
| lease |
a contract or agreement for the occupancy or use of one party's property by another for a specified period of time and in exchange for monetary or other compensation; rental agreement. [2/5 definitions] |
| let |
to rent or lease (one's property) to another in return for compensation. [1/8 definitions] |
| make up |
to cause (something) to return to the right amount in compensation for earlier loss. [1/7 definitions] |