compensable

[kuhm-pen-suh-buhl] Origin

com·pen·sa·ble

[kuhm-pen-suh-buhl]
adjective
eligible for or subject to compensation, especially for a bodily injury.

Origin:
1655–65; compens(ate) + -able

com·pen·sa·bil·i·ty, noun
non·com·pen·sa·ble, adjective
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Compensable is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
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compensable (kəmˈpɛnsəbəl)
 
adj
chiefly (US) entitled to compensation or capable of being compensated

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compensable
1660s, from Fr. compensable (16c.); see compensate.
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