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Meaning of COMPENSATIVE

Pronunciation:  'kâmpun`seytiv

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 Definition: [adj]  compensating for
 
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 Synonyms: compensatory, counteractive, countervailing, offsetting
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \Com*pen"sa*tive\, a. [LL. compensativus.]
Affording compensation.

  2. \Com*pen"sa*tive\, n.
Compensation. [R.] --Lamb.
 
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