Compensation
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Compensation
Arrangement under which the delivery of goods to a party is paid for by buying back a certain amount of the product from the recipient of the goods.
Compensation
Payment for services rendered. One is due compensation when one has performed a service for an employer or client. Examples of compensation include wages, salaries, tips, fees, and commissions. Compensation is usually the primary component of an individual's tax liability. It is also called remuneration.
compensation
(1) Payment for goods or services.(2) Damages necessary to restore an injured party to his or her position before the wrongdoing.(3) In eminent domain, payment to property owners for the value of the property taken and any damage caused to the value of the remaining property.
Compensation
Wages, commissions, tips, professional fees, and net self-employment income received for services rendered; that is, earned income.