Meanings
Something given as a recompense for loss, injury, or service.
وہ چیز جو نقصان، چوٹ، یا خدمت کے عوض دی جائے۔
مُعاوضہ
muawza
Synonyms
Common Collocations
- salary compensation
- financial compensation
- compensation package
Example Sentences
She received compensation for the damages caused.
اسے ہونے والے نقصانات کا معاوضہ مل گیا۔
Use ko hone wale nuqsanat ka muawza mil gaya.
The company offered a compensation package to the displaced workers.
کمپنی نے بے گھر ہونے والے مزدوروں کے لیے معاوضہ پیکج پیش کیا۔
Company ne be ghar hone wale mazdooron ke liye muawza package pesh kiya.
Compensation is designed to make up for unfair losses.
مُعاوضہ غیر منصفانہ نقصانات کی تلافی کے لیے بنایا گیا ہے۔
Muawza ghair munsifana nuqsanat ki talafi ke liye banaya gaya hai.
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💡 Memory Tip
Think of 'compensation' as 'compen-sation': making up for a loss through a payment.
Picture a balance scale where compensation balances out loss.
🗣️ Urdu Proverb
جہاں خسارہ وہاں معاوضہ
jahan khasara wahan muawza
Where there is loss, there is compensation.
📖 Etymology
Origin: Latin "compensatio" — to weigh together, to counterbalance
First known use: 15th century
The term developed from the Latin word 'compensare,' which means to weigh one thing against another.