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The phrase "are compensation for" is not correct in standard written English.
It can be used when discussing what something is meant to offset or make up for, but it needs to be rephrased for grammatical accuracy.
Example: "The bonuses are compensation for the extra hours worked during the project."
Alternatives: "serve as compensation for" or "act as compensation for".
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The pay rises are compensation for workers' reduced overtime, company spokesman Simon Hsing said in a statement.
The warrants are compensation for an estimated 25percentt drop in Sanofi's share price that is expected if Plavix faces generic competition, the spokesman said.
The consulting fees he gets from Medtronic, he said, are compensation for his time spent away from his family and his practice.
In between these extremes are compensation for inserting links to a certain Web site, attending an event or administering a product giveaway.
The awards are compensation for lost wages, out-of-pocket expenses for doctors, medications and other health costs, and pain and suffering, which is based on the extent of someone's disability.
For instance, there's a mile-wide definition of income that entitles the Internal Revenue Service to share in "all income from whatever source derived," including payments that are "compensation for services".
Similar(51)
There are compensations for getting older".
Still, there are compensations for the play's uncertainties and occasional longueurs, and most of them are called Gambon.
"You should not forget that there are compensations for people who get caught by my father's genius," he said.
But even they are deemed goods only because they are compensations for human imperfection.
Officially, this is "compensation" for war service.
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