Compensation and Penalty

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Compensation noun - Payment to another for a loss or injury.

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Penalty is an antonym for compensation in repayment topic.

Penalty noun - A sum of money to be paid as a punishment.

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Compensation is an antonym for penalty.

special	special compensation	special penalty
proper	proper compensation	proper penalty
small	small compensation	small penalty
serious	serious compensation	serious penalty
Other adjectives: little, less, hefty, additional, financial, monetary.

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