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com•pen•sa•to•ry
Pronunciation: (kum-pen'su-tôr"ē, -tōr"ē), [key]—
adj.
1. serving to compensate, as for loss, lack, or injury.
2. countercyclical.
Also,com•pen•sa•tivePronunciation: (kom'pun-sā"tiv, kum-pen'su-). [key]Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.