total compensation

collocation in English

meaningsoftotalandcompensation

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total
adjective
uk
/ˈtəʊ.təl/us
/ˈtoʊ.t̬əl/
including ...
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compensation
noun
uk
/ˌkɒm.penˈseɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌkɑːm.penˈseɪ.ʃən/
money that is paid to someone in exchange for something that has been lost or damaged or for ...
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(Definition oftotalandcompensationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoftotal compensation

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Thetotalcompensationneeded is then $15 100,000 $1.5m, for a risk equivalent to one statistical death.
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We also include living expenses in the cases where these form at least one-quarter oftotalcompensation.
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As a consequence, plan sponsors may seek to trim compensation in other areas so as to aligntotalcompensationwith employee productivity.
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The firm with 250 employees would choose to offer a 401(k) and get a net reduction intotalcompensationexpense of over $10,000.
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The typical reason given for opposition was that the pension component oftotalcompensationwas necessary to attract and retain qualified non-employee directors.
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If worker behavior is unaffected by the composition oftotalcompensation, the firm can be viewed as a neutral seller of these benefits.
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Employees who value their plans the most tend to appreciate and understand the monetary value of their retirement benefits, viewing them as part of theirtotalcompensation.
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Firms may or may not offer defined benefit pension schemes to their employees, however thetotalcompensation paid to workers with the same productivity will be equivalent.
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Thetotalcompensationfor these birds is estimated at about £1¼ million.
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Although there is much talk about such matters, on the most recent occasion,totalcompensationamounted to a mere £625,000.
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Thetotalcompensationvalue of the gas securities included in the lists so far published is about £126 million.
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I maintain that the people with coal in royalty are getting an unfair share of thetotalcompensation.
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Thetotalcompensationawarded amounted to about £3000, including costs.
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Thetotalcompensationfor farmers over the past four years is £40 million.
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Would they be much less or much more than the £300 milliontotalcompensation?
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In any case,totalcompensationshould not exceed a total of £2,300.
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It is not the practice to publish detailed information on the circumstances of individual cases, but thetotalcompensationpaid in these cases amounted to £758.
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Thetotalcompensationpaid to the landowner was £2,350, which covered any claim for additional factoring.
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Thetotalcompensationpaid in these cases so far is about £250,000; this includes interim payments.
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Thetotalcompensationpaid out during that period was £92,709,724.
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