compensation money; indemnity; reimbursement
Refers to money paid to cover a loss, deficit, or shortfall. Often used in financial, insurance, or business contexts.
The company paid compensation money to the accident victim.
We need compensation money to cover the deficit.
賠償金 is legal reparations or damages, often with a sense of liability, whereas 補填金 is more about making up a monetary gap.
Standard kanji spelling using 填, which is a common but non-jōyō kanji.
Spelling with 填 replaced by hiragana てん, often used when the kanji 填 is not available or to improve readability.
Compound of 補填 (ほてん, 'compensation, making up a deficit') + 金 (きん, 'money'). The word is transparently derived from its components.