Meanings

compensationThe act of paying back a debt or returning a borrowed item.
compensation; rewardThe act of paying back a matter, efforts, or a favor.

Other Words Spelled the Same (1)

보ː상 · noun · Advanced

compensation; indemnificationAn act of making up for losses or damages that have been occurred.

Written Forms

보상Hangul

報償Hanja

Examples from Lessons (3)

포기하지 않고 참고 기다리면 결국 보상을 받는다는 뜻 이야.
It means that if you don't give up and wait patiently, you will eventually be rewarded.
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직장인 에게 돈 은 자신 의 업무 에 대한 정당한 보상으로 작용합니다.
For an office worker, money acts as fair compensation for one's work.
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사회 가 성취 를 보상할 테니까 참으라고 가르치지만 그 보상은 때로 오지 않기도 한다.
Society teaches us to endure because it will reward our achievements, but sometimes that reward never comes.
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Grammar in These Examples

-는/ㄹLevel 1Verb noun modifier 은/는Level 1Topic marker -(으)로Level 2Direction/means particle

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