Compensation vs Reward - What's the difference?
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The act or principle of compensating.
That which constitutes, or is regarded as, an equivalent; that which makes good the lack or variation of something else; that which compensates for loss or privation; amends; remuneration; recompense.
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The extinction of debts of which two persons are reciprocally debtors by the credits of which they are reciprocally creditors; the payment of a debt by a credit of equal amount; a set-off.
A recompense or reward for some loss or service.
An equivalent stipulated for in contracts for the sale of real estate, in which it is customary to provide that errors in description, etc., shall not avoid, but shall be the subject of compensation.
The relationship between air temperature outside a building and a calculated target temperature for provision of air or water to contained rooms or spaces for the purpose of efficient heating. In building control systems the compensation curve is defined to a compensator for this purpose.
Something of value given in return for an act.
A prize promised for a certain deed or catch
The result of an action, whether good or bad.
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To give (something) as a reward.
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*:Thou hast rewarded' me good, whereas I have ' rewarded thee evil.
(label) To give a reward to or for.
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(label) To recompense.
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As nouns the difference between compensation and reward
is that compensation is the act or principle of compensating while reward is something of value given in return for an act.As a verb reward is
to give (something) as a reward.compensation
English
(wikipedia compensation)Noun
(en noun)- (Emerson)
- The parliament which dissolved the monastic foundations vouchsafed not a word toward securing the slightest compensation to the dispossessed owners.
- No pecuniary compensation can possibly reward them.
Synonyms
* (act of compensating) restitution * (recompense or reward) restitutionDerived terms
* overcompensationreward
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) reward, rewarde, from (etyl) variants of Old French, ultimately of (etyl) ((etyl)) origin. Compare ''regard'', ''warden'', ''guard . See more below. Displaced native (etyl) .Noun
(en noun)- For catching the thief, you'll get a nice reward .
- ''The rewards for bringing in badly wanted criminals are printed on 'dead or alive' posters
- Is this the reward I get for telling the truth: to be put in jail?
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Synonyms
* (something of value given in return for an act) payment, recompense * (prize promised for a certain deed or catch) bounty * (result of an action) consequenceAntonyms
* punishmentEtymology 2
From (etyl) rewarden, from (etyl) . More at (l).Verb
(en verb)Bulgaria 0-3 England, passage=The Italian opted for Bolton's Cahill alongside captain John Terry - and his decision was rewarded with a goal after only 13 minutes. Bulgaria gave a hint of defensive frailties to come when they failed to clear Young's corner, and when Gareth Barry found Cahill in the box he applied the finish past Nikolay Mihaylov.}}