The museum offered financial compensation to the archaeologist whose rare artifact was damaged during transit.
博物馆向那位在运输过程中珍贵文物受损的考古学家提供了经济补偿。
Which choice best defines “compensation”?
B — Something given to make up for a loss. “compensation” means something given to make up for a loss.
Which word means “something given to make up for a loss”?
B — compensation. “compensation” means something given to make up for a loss.
compensation — something given to make up for a loss. In Chinese: 补偿，赔偿.
compensation is pronounced /ˌkɒmpɛnˈseɪʃən/.
The museum offered financial compensation to the archaeologist whose rare artifact was damaged during transit. (博物馆向那位在运输过程中珍贵文物受损的考古学家提供了经济补偿。)
reparation, reimbursement, indemnity — all close in meaning to compensation (something given to make up for a loss).
penalty, forfeiture — each the opposite of compensation (something given to make up for a loss).
Yes. compensation is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.