Indemnification — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury

an act of compensation for actual loss or damage or for trouble and annoyance

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌɪndˌɛmnɪfɪkˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌɪndˌɛmnɪfɪkˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌɪndˌɛmnɪfɪkˈeɪʃən/

6 syllables Say it as /ˌɪndˌɛmnɪfɪkˈeɪʃən/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

amends damages restitution redress indemnity

Word Forms

indemnify	verb	make amends for; pay compensation for
redress	verb	make reparations or amends for

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Entschädigung

ein Geldbetrag, der als Entschädigung für Verlust oder Verletzung gezahlt wird

🇫🇷French

indemnité

une somme d'argent versée en compensation d'une perte ou d'un préjudice

🇪🇸Spanish

indemnización

una suma de dinero pagada en compensación por pérdida o lesión

🇮🇹Italian

indennizzo

una somma di denaro pagata a titolo di risarcimento per perdite o infortuni

🇳🇱Dutch

schadeloosstelling

een geldbedrag betaald ter compensatie van verlies of letsel

🇵🇹Portuguese

indenização

uma quantia em dinheiro paga em compensação por perdas ou ferimentos

🇷🇺Russian

возмещение

денежная сумма, выплачиваемая в качестве компенсации за утрату или вред

India

🇮🇳Hindi

क्षतिपूर्ति

हानि या चोट के मुआवजे के रूप में दी गई धनराशि

🇧🇩Bengali

ক্ষতিপূরণ

ক্ষতি বা আঘাতের জন্য ক্ষতিপূরণ হিসাবে দেওয়া অর্থের পরিমাণ

🇮🇳Tamil

இழப்பீடு

இழப்பு அல்லது காயத்திற்கு இழப்பீடாக செலுத்தப்பட்ட பணம்

🇮🇳Telugu

నష్టపరిహారం

నష్టం లేదా గాయం కోసం పరిహారంగా చెల్లించిన మొత్తం

🇮🇳Marathi

नुकसानभरपाई

नुकसान किंवा दुखापतीसाठी भरपाई म्हणून दिलेली रक्कम

🇮🇳Gujarati

વળતર

નુકસાન અથવા ઈજા માટે વળતર તરીકે ચૂકવવામાં આવેલી રકમ

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಷ್ಟ ಪರಿಹಾರ

ನಷ್ಟ ಅಥವಾ ಗಾಯಕ್ಕೆ ಪರಿಹಾರವಾಗಿ ಪಾವತಿಸಿದ ಹಣದ ಮೊತ್ತ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നഷ്ടപരിഹാരം

നഷ്ടത്തിനോ പരിക്കിനോ നഷ്ടപരിഹാരമായി നൽകിയ തുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮੁਆਵਜ਼ਾ

ਨੁਕਸਾਨ ਜਾਂ ਸੱਟ ਦੇ ਮੁਆਵਜ਼ੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਭੁਗਤਾਨ ਕੀਤੀ ਗਈ ਰਕਮ

🇵🇰Urdu

معاوضہ

نقصان یا چوٹ کے معاوضے میں ادا کی گئی رقم

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

保障

为赔偿损失或伤害而支付的一笔钱

🇯🇵Japanese

補償

損失または傷害の補償として支払われる金額

🇰🇷Korean

보증

손실이나 부상에 대한 보상으로 지불한 금액

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bồi thường

một khoản tiền được trả để bồi thường cho sự mất mát hoặc thương tích

🇹🇭Thai

การชดใช้ค่าเสียหาย

จำนวนเงินที่จ่ายเพื่อชดเชยความสูญเสียหรือการบาดเจ็บ

🇮🇩Indonesian

ganti rugi

sejumlah uang yang dibayarkan sebagai kompensasi atas kehilangan atau cedera

🇵🇭Filipino

bayad-pinsala

isang halaga ng pera na binayaran bilang kabayaran para sa pagkawala o pinsala

🇲🇾Malay

ganti rugi

sejumlah wang yang dibayar sebagai pampasan bagi kerugian atau kecederaan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التعويض

مبلغ من المال يدفع كتعويض عن الخسارة أو الإصابة

🇮🇷Persian

غرامت

مبلغی پولی که برای جبران خسارت یا خسارت پرداخت می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

tazminat

kayıp veya yaralanma tazminatı olarak ödenen bir miktar para

🇮🇱Hebrew

שיפוי

סכום כסף ששולם כפיצוי על אובדן או פציעה

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The primary meaning of 'indemnification' is 'a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury'.

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Using 'indemnification' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'indemnification' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'indemnification' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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