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... nonpaymentdefault forfeiture

Opposites

compensation paymentreimbursement

Word family

Related forms compensate compensation

Etymology

From non- ('not') + compensation, from Latin compensatio, from compensare ('to weigh against, balance'), from com- ('together') + pensare ('to weigh').

compensare Latin pensare Latin

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Money & Finance Word Formation & Derivatives

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# 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

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