compensated
- adjective
- /ˈkɒmpənˌseɪtɪd/
- In her new job, she feels that she is adequately compensated for her skills and experience.
I'm some general manager of not compensated in any way based on its success.
- I'm some general manager of not compensated in any way based on its success.
- You've set it on this podcast before, even when not being a paid or compensated.
Examples
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So I for seven years, I've never been compensated for a piece of content that I've posted on my blog.
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And so maybe they should be compensated more for it.
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So, you know, we know that women are compensated at lower rates than men for the same work.
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And women have not been compensated accordingly.
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We don't work unless we are compensated for the hard work.
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Egg donation, people do get compensated much better than sperm donation.
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And you're really being compensated for agreeing to lock your money up for a greater length of time.
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So, yeah, for something that's like such a blockbuster hit like Crazy Rich Asians, do you feel like you got compensated properly?
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Kozlowski was compensated generously by the Tycho board of directors over the years he was CEO.
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Employees should make sure they are compensated fairly for the extra hours they work.
Synonyms
Paid a regular fixed amount of money for work instead of by the hour
Getting money for work you do
Getting paid for work or services
Paid regularly for work or service
Antonyms
How Paid
Surface Forms
Morphology
compensated = compensate (transparent) = compensate + ed
Regular adjectival/past-participle formation from the verb 'compensate'; meaning 'having been given compensation' is directly derived.
Etymology
Compensated comes from an old Latin root made of com- 'together' and pens- 'to weigh', the same root you see in pension and expense. So, someone who is compensated is given payment to make up for their work or a loss.