---
title: compensation — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «compensation» in the school dictionary: Compensation is money or something else given to someone to make up for loss, injury or damage. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

<!-- md -->
[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/compensation/)

<!-- crumbs -->
[home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/) / [C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/) / compensation

# compensation

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** Compensation, bad thing, only compensation, airline, She, shop · **What happens:** be, give, make up, make, feel, pay · **To what, where:** money, someone, something, bad thing, ice cream, pay

<!-- .vabout -->
«compensation» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [compensation in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/compensation.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Compensation is money or something else given to someone to make up for loss, injury or damage.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:compensation:m1:1
# text = Compensation is money or something else given to someone to make up for loss, injury or damage.
1	Compensation	compensation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	3	conj	_	_
6	else	else	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
7	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	7	obl	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	advcl	_	_
12	up	up	ADP	RP	_	11	compound:prt	_	_
13	for	for	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	loss	loss	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
16	injury	injury	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	_
17	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	damage	damage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Compensation | money |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **give** | participle |  |  | someone |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent to someone=Recipient |
| 3 | **make up** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | for loss and injury or damage | vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme |

<!-- .note -->
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Compensation is something that makes a bad thing feel better: «The only compensation was the ice cream».

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:compensation:m2:1
# text = Compensation is something that makes a bad thing feel better: «The only compensation was the ice cream».
1	Compensation	compensation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
5	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
9	feel	feel	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
10	better	good	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	9	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	19	punct	_	_
12	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	only	only	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	compensation	compensation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nsubj	_	_
16	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	19	cop	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	ice	ice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	compound	_	_
19	cream	cream	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Compensation | something |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | present |  | a bad thing |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **feel** | infinitive | a bad thing *not said here* |  |  |  |  | good *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |
| 4 | **is a** *in a quote* | past | the only compensation | the ice cream |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Compensation is the pay and benefits for a job.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:compensation:m3:1
# text = Compensation is the pay and benefits for a job.
1	Compensation	compensation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	pay	pay	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	benefits	benefit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	job	job	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Compensation | the pay and benefits |  |  |  | for a job | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The airline paid us compensation for the delay.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:compensation:x1:1
# text = The airline paid us compensation for the delay.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	airline	airline	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	paid	pay	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	compensation	compensation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	delay	delay	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pay** | past | the airline |  | us |  |  |  | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP NP»: agent=Agent we=Recipient compensation=Asset |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She got compensation after the accident.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:compensation:x2:1
# text = She got compensation after the accident.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	compensation	compensation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	after	after	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	accident	accident	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | past | She | compensation |  |  | after the accident |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer compensation=Stimulus |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The only compensation for the rain was a cosy film.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:compensation:x3:1
# text = The only compensation for the rain was a cosy film.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	only	only	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	compensation	compensation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	rain	rain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	cosy	cosy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | the only compensation for the rain | a cosy film |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
As compensation, the shop gave us a free toy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:compensation:x4:1
# text = As compensation, the shop gave us a free toy.
1	As	as	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	compensation	compensation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	shop	shop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	6	iobj	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	free	free	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	toy	toy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | the shop | a free toy | us |  |  | as compensation | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent we=Recipient toy=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The farmer asked for compensation for his damaged crops.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:compensation:x5:1
# text = The farmer asked for compensation for his damaged crops.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	farmer	farmer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	asked	ask	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	compensation	compensation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
8	damaged	damage	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	amod	_	_
9	crops	crop	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | past | the farmer |  |  |  |  | for compensation; for farmer's damaged crops | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **damage** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Workers want fair compensation.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:compensation:x6:1
# text = Workers want fair compensation.
1	Workers	worker	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	want	want	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	fair	fair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	compensation	compensation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | present | Workers | fair compensation |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot compensation=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
But what compensation did he get for having been imprisoned a whole year, and shut out from all communication with his fellow creatures?

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:compensation:x7:1
# text = But what compensation did he get for having been imprisoned a whole year, and shut out from all communication with his fellow creatures?
1	But	but	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
2	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	6	obj	_	_
3	compensation	compensation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
8	having	have	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	10	aux	_	_
9	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	imprisoned	imprison	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	advcl	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	shut	shut	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	conj	_	_
17	out	out	ADP	RP	_	16	compound:prt	_	_
18	from	from	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	20	det	_	_
20	communication	communication	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	_
21	with	with	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
22	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	24	nmod:poss	_	_
23	fellow	fellow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	24	amod	_	_
24	creatures	creature	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | past · do-support | compensation |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer what=Stimulus |
| 2 | **imprison** | gerund · perfect · passive | compensation *not said here* |  |  |  | year |  | vn confine-92 «NP V NP» |
| 3 | **shut out** | participle | compensation *not said here* |  |  | all communication |  | with compensation's fellow creatures | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent with creature=Instrument |

<!-- div src -->

**Text:** the school dictionary of Mova's schools (`world/data/dictionary-schools/`), written for Mova. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

<!-- /div -->

<!-- pn -->
- ← previous: [compensated](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/compensated/)
- next →: [compete](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/compete/)
- ↑ back to [C in school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/)