How to Use compensation in a Sentence

compensation

noun

• The court awarded the victims millions of dollars in compensation.
• Moving to the coast had some drawbacks, but there were also compensations.
• She offered to pay for lunch as compensation for keeping me waiting.
• The deadline for these compensations is now the end of June 2026.
  — Ruxandra Iordache, CNBC, 6 Dec. 2024
• The hire means a compensation bump for the 41-year-old Cid, a married father of four.
  — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2025
• All the while The Dude is just looking to get compensation for the rug his attackers pissed on.
  — Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 4 May 2023
• And of course there’s a big strike right now, and these issues of streaming and compensation are very much at play.
  — Tomris Laffly, Harper's BAZAAR, 31 May 2023
• However the 25-year-old made out in terms of compensation, that was never the crux of this.
  — Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 15 Sep. 2022
• Squires’ compensation for the year came to $9.6 million.
  — Chris Isidore, CNN, 31 Mar. 2023
• This time, the only compensation for Bogaerts would be a 2023 draft pick after the fourth round.
  — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Dec. 2022
• Governor Kathy Hochul also wants compensation, for both the state and the city.
  — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2023
• The trade with the Rams furthers the compensation added in the Burns trade, while also helping the Panthers land an upgrade at running back.
  — Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 27 Apr. 2024
• Stock awards played a large part in Huang’s compensation boost, as his base salary has hovered just below $1 million for the past three years.
  — Britney Nguyen, Quartz, 16 May 2024
• For some, the exposure can be as valuable as the compensation.
  — Melonee Hurt, The Courier-Journal, 12 June 2024
• Of course, there are limits to the amount of compensation required and restrictions on what’s covered and what’s not.
  — Katie Seemann, Travel + Leisure, 1 Apr. 2023
• But the court awarded no compensation to the Chinese plaintiffs.
  — Emily Langer, BostonGlobe.com, 28 July 2023
• Carolina will send the Cleveland Browns a fifth-round pick in 2024 as compensation.
  — Steve Reed, oregonlive, 5 Dec. 2022
• The US Navy, which is overseeing the compensation, concedes no money has yet been paid out.
  — Nick Watt, CNN, 1 Dec. 2022
• This being a musical, the compensation is meant to be in the songs, and there is much about Yandura’s music and Melocik’s lyrics to admire.
  — Jesse Green, New York Times, 10 Dec. 2023
• Keep in mind, most airlines require you to be checked in or at the gate by a certain time to be eligible for compensation beyond the cost of the flight.
  — Ian Duncan, Washington Post, 4 Aug. 2022
• In 2021, the US Supreme Court ruled student athletes must be allowed to receive compensation for their work.
  — Clarisa Diaz, Quartz, 16 Mar. 2023
• The fast-food restaurant this year got high marks for compensation and benefits.
  — Anne Marie Lee, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2024
• Broker compensation in the U.S. has typically been about 5% to 6% of a home’s sales price, with about half paid to a buyer’s broker.
  — Reuters, NBC News, 1 Nov. 2023
• The top reasons for quitting were compensation, burnout and work-life balance.
  — Matt Egan, CNN, 27 Sep. 2022
• With staff input, the supervisors are now putting the issue of her compensation to bed.
  — Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 1 Feb. 2023
• Meanwhile, hourly compensation grew 3.9% in the third quarter.
  — Paolo Confino, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2023
• The losses will be in part because of compensation to airlines that owned the Max 9, which was grounded for three weeks after the incident.
  — Sara Smart, CNN, 22 Mar. 2024
• O'Keeffe told me that Samsung claims its monitors and TVs have the same compensation cycles.
  — Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 3 Nov. 2023
• Artists say their work has been used by the AI programs to train models without their permission or financial compensation.
  — Carlie Porterfield, CNN, 11 Feb. 2025
• Busking is the act of entertaining people in a public place, often for compensation.
  — Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 10 Feb. 2025

Last Updated: 28 Feb 2025