adjective
- deserving or eligible for compensation or payment
Usage: legal; business
Examples
- The injury was deemed compensable under workers’ compensation law.
- Overtime hours are compensable at time-and-a-half rates.
- The court ruled that emotional distress was compensable in this case.
- Travel time to the job site is compensable for hourly employees.
- Medical expenses related to the accident are compensable damages.
- The insurance policy covers all compensable losses from the fire.