workmen's compensation

English

Alternative forms

workman's compensation, worker's compensation, workers' compensation
workmen's comp workman's comp, worker's comp, workers' comp (all informal)

Noun

workmen 's compensation (uncountable)

Insurance that pays medical costs of personal injuries sustained by working.

Further reading

workmen's compensation on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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