English hyphenation

Hyphenation of “compensation”

The standard US-English hyphenation shown for compensation is com-pen-sa-tion, with 3 possible break points in this result.

US English hyphenation
com-pen-sa-tion
4 segments3 break points
British English pattern result com-pens-a-tion The GB pattern set returns a different line-break pattern. Pattern differences are not automatically treated as a linguistic US/UK difference.
Wordcompensation
Hyphenationcom-pen-sa-tion
Break points3
Part of speechnoun
Pronunciation/ˌkɑmpənˈseɪʃ(ə)n/
Meaning & usage

What does “compensation” mean?

compensation: Something, typically money, awarded to someone as a recompense for loss, injury, or suffering.

Headwordcompensation
Part of speechnoun
Pronunciation/ˌkɑmpənˈseɪʃ(ə)n/
1
noun

Something, typically money, awarded to someone as a recompense for loss, injury, or suffering.

Example: “seeking compensation for injuries suffered at work”

Word breaks

How “compensation” is split

com·pen·sa·tion

For US English, the hyphenation result is com-pen-sa-tion. This gives 3 possible line-break points in the returned pattern. The British-English pattern set returns com-pens-a-tion.

Quick answers

Questions about “compensation”

How do you hyphenate “compensation”?

In the US-English result used here, compensation is hyphenated as com-pen-sa-tion.

Where can “compensation” break at the end of a line?

The returned US pattern contains 3 possible break points.

What does “compensation” mean?

Something, typically money, awarded to someone as a recompense for loss, injury, or suffering.

Can you use “compensation” in a sentence?

“seeking compensation for injuries suffered at work”

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