how to pronounce compensation

/ˌkɑːmpənˈsɛɪʃən/

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compensation is pronounced in four syllables

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kɑːmpənsɛɪʃən

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An example use of compensation in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… offshore record compensation for …”

meaning of compensation

Compensation is the act of making up for a loss or injury.

compensation frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word compensation occurs in english on average 10.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics compensation can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that compensation can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) people, society, and culture;

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