赔偿费 (péi cháng fèi) — (legal) damages; indemnity, compensation money

Definition

Formal legal/insurance term for 'damages' or 'compensation money' paid to a harmed party. Pair it with 赔偿 'compensate' (the verb) — the noun 赔偿费 is the money itself.

noun

(legal) damagesindemnitycompensation money

Examples

赔偿费。
Tā huò dé le wǔ wàn yuán de péi cháng fèi.
He obtained 50,000 yuan in damages.
赔偿费。
Bǎo xiǎn gōng sī zhī fù le quán bù de péi cháng fèi.
The insurance company paid the full indemnity.
赔偿费。
Fǎ yuàn pàn jué duì fāng zhī fù péi cháng fèi.
The court ordered the other party to pay compensation.

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