compensable

[ kuhm-pen-suh-buhl ]

adjective
  1. eligible for or subject to compensation, especially for a bodily injury.

Origin of compensable

1
First recorded in 1655–65; compens(ate) + -able

Other words from compensable

  • com·pen·sa·bil·i·ty, noun
  • non·com·pen·sa·ble, adjective

Words Nearby compensable

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British Dictionary definitions for compensable

compensable

/ (kəmˈpɛnsəbəl) /


adjective
  1. mainly US entitled to compensation or capable of being compensated

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