compensatory

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French compensatoire. By surface analysis, compensate +‎ -ory. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kɒmpɛnˈseɪtəɹi/, /kɒmˈpɛnsətəɹi/ (General American) IPA(key): /kəmˈpɛnsəˌtɔɹi/ Hyphenation: com‧pen‧sat‧o‧ry === Adjective === compensatory (not comparable) (of a payment) Intended to recompense someone who has experienced loss, suffering, or injury Reducing or offsetting the unpleasant or unwelcome effects of something (genetics) That compensates for a deleterious mutation ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === company store, company-store