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Compensatory

Part of Speech: Adjective

Sense 1: Providing compensation or making up for something

Example Sentence: The company offered compensatory leave for employees who worked overtime.

Sense 2: Intended to offset or make amends for a loss, injury, or inconvenience

Example Sentence: The compensatory payment helped the victims recover from the financial setback caused by the accident.

Part of Speech: Noun

Sense 1: A form of payment or reparation for loss, injury, or suffering

Example Sentence: The court ordered the defendant to pay a compensatory amount to the plaintiff as compensation for the damages.

Part of Speech: Adverb

Sense 1: In a compensatory manner

Example Sentence: The team worked compensatorily to meet the project deadlines.

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