COMPENSATION, noun 1. That which is given or received as an equivalent for services, debt, want, loss, or suffering; amends; remuneration; recompense. All other debts may compensation find. The pleasures of life are no compensation for the loss of divine favor and protection. 2. In law, a set-off; the payment of a debt by a credit of equal amount.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI