Compensation may refer to: Financial compensation Compensation (chess), various advantages a player has in exchange for a disadvantage Compensation (essay), by Ralph Waldo Emerson Compensation (film), a 2000 film Compensation (psychology) Biological compensation, the characteristic pattern of bending of the plant or mushroom stem after turning from the normal vertical position See also "Compensating", a song by Aminé from his 2020 album Limbo