noncompensation C2+ Topic:Money & Finance US /ˌnɑnˌkɑmpənˈseɪʃən/ UK /ˌnɒnˌkɒmpɛnˈseɪʃən/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun failure or absence of compensation or payment The clause warned of noncompensation for losses caused by negligence. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · failure or absence of... nonpaymentdefaultforfeiture ↔ Opposites compensationpaymentreimbursement Word family Related forms compensatecompensation Etymology AI details From non- ('not') + compensation, from Latin compensatio, from compensare ('to weigh against, balance'), from com- ('together') + pensare ('to weigh'). compensare Latin pensare Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Money & Finance Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # noncompensation **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˌnɑnˌkɑmpənˈseɪʃən/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌnɒnˌkɒmpɛnˈseɪʃən/ ## Meanings 1. failure or absence of compensation or payment ## Examples - The clause warned of noncompensation for losses caused by negligence. ## Synonyms - nonpayment - default - forfeiture ## Antonyms - compensation - payment - reimbursement ## Related Forms - compensate - compensation ## Roots and Affixes - Root: compensare - Root: pensare ## Etymology From non- ('not') + compensation, from Latin compensatio, from compensare ('to weigh against, balance'), from com- ('together') + pensare ('to weigh'). ## AI Etymology Noncompensation comes from non- ('not') + compensation, from Latin compensatio, from compensare ('to weigh against, balance'), from com- ('together') + pensare ('to weigh'). The etymological trail includes Latin compensare, Latin pensare. The same word family includes compensate, compensation. Its current noun use means "failure or absence of compensation or payment". ## Topics - Money & Finance - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown