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COMPENSATORY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com Synonyms compensatory American [k uh m- pen -s uh -tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] / kəmˈpɛn səˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i / Also compensative adjective serving to compensate , as for loss, lack, or injury. countercyclical . Other Word Forms noncompensative adjective noncompensatory adjective recompensatory adjective subcompensative adjective subcompensatory adjective uncompensative adjective uncompensatory adjective Etymology Origin of compensatory First recorded in 1595–1605; compensate + -ory 1 Example Sentences Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com. He has demanded both compensatory damages to redress his own harms as well as punitive damages “to deter future unconstitutional conduct.” From Slate • Apr. 15, 2026 The judges found in the case of three restraints, force used was "not reasonable in all the circumstances" and that £2,000 in compensatory damages for each of them awarded in 2024 remained warranted. From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026 Meta was quick to note that compensatory damages in the Los Angeles case totalled just $3 million, with a further $3 million in punitive damages awarded by the jury Wednesday. From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026 “The body defends its highest sustained weight. So when weight decreases, compensatory mechanisms intensify. GLP‑1s blunt these signals, but they do not eliminate them entirely.” From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026 I do this sometimes as a compensatory tactic. From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023 Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.