noun

• (by extension, Philippines) A compound of buildings where members of the same extended family live together.

adj

• (mathematics) Dealing with numbers of various denominations of quantity, or with processes more complex than the simple process.
  "compound addition"
• (music) An octave higher than originally (i.e. a compound major second is equivalent to a major ninth).

noun

• (chemistry) A substance formed by chemical bonding of two or more elements in definite proportions by weight.
• (chemistry, dated) A substance made from any combination of ingredients.
  "A compound of spurge, cardamom, cinnamon of Mecca, pellitory, ginger, nettle seed is an Arab specific for sexual weakness."
• (law) A legal procedure whereby a criminal or delinquent avoids prosecution in a court in exchange for his payment to the authorities of a financial penalty or fine.
• (linguistics) A lexeme that consists of more than one stem.
  "Compositionally there is no great distinction between cell wall and cell surface, both are relatively transparent compounds, but both parts of the cell are of high significance in Biology due to their central role in cell functioning."

verb

• (transitive) To form (a resulting mixture) by combining different elements, ingredients, or parts; to mingle with something else.
  "to compound a medicine"
• (transitive, law) To settle by agreeing on less than the claim, or on different terms than those stipulated.
  "to compound a debt"
• (transitive) To settle amicably; to adjust by agreement.
  "I pray, my lords, let me compound this strife."
• (intransitive) To come to terms of agreement; to settle by a compromise.
  "to compound with someone / for something"