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Definition of workers' compensation noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

workers' compensation

noun

/ˌwɜːkəz ˌkɒmpenˈseɪʃn/

/ˌwɜːrkərz ˌkɑːmpenˈseɪʃn/

(also informal workers' comp)

[uncountable] (North American English, Australian English, New Zealand English)

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a type of insurance that provides payments to employees who get injured or sick as a direct result of their job
- He filed a claim for workers' compensation.
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