Compensation

Dear me, how language changes! I just glanced at Thomson Reuters’ latest lavishly produced letter to shareholders. I hadn’t realised the company’s executives were working in such hazardous conditions. They’ve all been awarded “Compensation” of hundreds of thousands, running into millions of dollars. Sorry to be so out-of-date, but my Oxford dictionary defines “compensation” as ”something, typically money, awarded to someone as a recompense for loss, injury or suffering”. We used to call it a wage or a salary. Might be nice to have details of injuries suffered (certainly the English language has taken a knock). ■