Meanings
nouncompensation culture (plural compensation cultures)
plural compensation cultures
- derogatoryA culture (set of social customs) based on a sense of entitlement to legal compensation for one's own or others' mistakes.
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compensation culture. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/compensation%20culture
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