Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Adjusting so as to neutralize or balance differences; producing compensation; characterized by compensation; compensatory.

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  • verb Present participle of compensate.

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Examples

  • In the early years of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), and even one author's experience under the CISP program, the term compensating control was used to describe everything from a legitimate work-around for a security challenge to a shortcut to compliance.

    CSO 2010

  • In fact, Glad found that 44% of Americans use what it calls "compensating behaviors" like wrapping trash in a smaller separate bag or freezing it before throwing it away.

    Gee, Your Trash Smells Terrific Sarah Nassauer 2011

  • In fact, Glad found that 44% of Americans use what it calls "compensating behaviors" like wrapping trash in a smaller separate bag or freezing it before throwing it away.

    Gee, Your Trash Smells Terrific Sarah Nassauer 2011

  • It's the idea that basically, the increment to wages that a worker requires to leave him indifferent between performing two tasks -- one which is more unpleasant than the other -- that's what you call a compensating differential.

    Steven Levitt analyzes crack economics 2004

  • It's the idea that basically, the increment to wages that a worker requires to leave him indifferent between performing two tasks -- one which is more unpleasant than the other -- that's what you call a compensating differential.

    Steven Levitt analyzes crack economics 2004

  • It's the idea that basically, the increment to wages that a worker requires to leave him indifferent between performing two tasks -- one which is more unpleasant than the other -- that's what you call a compensating differential.

    Steven Levitt analyzes crack economics 2004

  • For the past year, Gates has poured resources into Memphis, Tampa Bay, Pittsburgh, and Los Angeles to fund new experiments in compensating and promoting teachers based on quality rather than lock-step seniority and credential rules.

    Paras Bhayani: Waiting for a Fair Shake: The One Sidedness of 'Waiting for Superman' Paras Bhayani 2010

  • For the past year, Gates has poured resources into Memphis, Tampa Bay, Pittsburgh, and Los Angeles to fund new experiments in compensating and promoting teachers based on quality rather than lock-step seniority and credential rules.

    Paras Bhayani: Waiting for a Fair Shake: The One Sidedness of 'Waiting for Superman' Paras Bhayani 2010

  • The funds that will go in compensating farmers can be better directed to improve the appalling sanitation of the pig farms and the conditions of their farmers not to the eradication of a local variety of an entire specie.

    Global Voices in English » Egypt: Combating H1N1 with pigs culling 2009

  • Management was late paying players, didn't provide proper meal per diem at times, and fell behind in compensating youth academy coaches.

    Friday kickaround: Americans abroad, Crystal Palace Baltimore problems, Real Maryland arrest, Maryland women win, Terps and Cavs men at home Steve Goff 2010

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