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noncompensatory

noncompensatory

8.7
A job or position that does not pay money
  • adjective
  • /nɒnˌkɒmpənˈseɪtəri/
translation icon : no remunerado
  • The internship was strictly noncompensatory, so students received experience but no salary or reimbursement.

Examples

  • Many volunteer positions are noncompensatory and offer no financial reward.

  • Is this position noncompensatory or does it offer benefits?

  • The award is noncompensatory, recognizing achievement without any monetary prize.

  • She found the noncompensatory nature of the job frustrating.

  • Many volunteer positions are noncompensatory and offer no financial reward.

  • The internship was strictly noncompensatory, so students received experience but no salary or reimbursement.

  • The award is noncompensatory, recognizing achievement without any monetary prize.

Synonyms

uncompensated
vsnoncompensatory
3 6.5

Not paid for work or services

is used more generally beyond jobs and formal positions
nonpaid
vsnoncompensatory
1 3.7

Done without money given for work or services

covers any lack of compensation or reimbursement in general
nonpaying
vsnoncompensatory
4.1

Work done without pay

focuses on absence of any compensation rather than payment expectations
non-paying
vsnoncompensatory
3.9

Not required to give money or not having given money for something

refers instead to absence of compensation received rather than exemption from paying

Antonyms

14 6.7

Something that helps make up for a loss or harm

How Compensated

paid
1 1.0
to underpaid
1 3.6
noncompensatory
8.7

Surface Forms

noncompensatory positive
noncompensatory comparative
noncompensatory superlative

Morphology

noncompensatory = compensatory (transparent) = non + compensate + ory

Clear negation of the adjective 'compensatory' (not providing compensation), formed by the productive prefix 'non-'.

Etymology

Noncompensatory starts with non- 'not' and the rest comes from compensation 'payment' or 'reward'. So something noncompensatory does not give payment — it is unpaid.