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compensating wage differential
compensation
compensation culture
compensation order
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compartmentalize
com·part·men·tal·ize
[
kəm prt mént'l z
]
(
past and past participle
com·part·men·tal·ized
,
present participle
com·part·men·tal·iz·ing
,
3rd person present singular
com·part·men·tal·iz·es
)
transitive verb
Definition:
divide something:
to divide something into separate areas, categories, or compartments
She had to compartmentalize her home life and work.
com·part·men·tal·i·za·tion
[
kəm prt ment'li záysh'n
]
noun
Encarta® World English Dictionary [North American Edition] © & (P)2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Developed for Microsoft by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.
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com·part·men·tal·i·za·tion [ kəm prt ment'li záysh'n ] noun
