REMUNERATION

remuneration

(noun) the act of paying for goods or services or to recompense for losses; “adequate remuneration for his work”

wage, pay, earnings, remuneration, salary

(noun) something that remunerates; “wages were paid by check”; “he wasted his pay on drink”; “they saved a quarter of all their earnings”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

remuneration (countable and uncountable, plural remunerations)

Something given in exchange for goods or services rendered.

A payment for work done; wages, salary, emolument.

A recompense for a loss; compensation.

Synonyms

• reward

• recompense

• compensation

• pay

• payment

• repayment

• satisfaction

• requital

Anagrams

• renumeration

Source: Wiktionary


Re*mu`ner*a"tion (-"shn), n. Etym: [L. remuneratio: cf. F. rémunération.]

1. The act of remunerating.

2. That which is given to remunerate; an equivalent given, as for services, loss, or sufferings. Shak.

Syn.

– Reward; recompense; compensation; pay; payment; repayment; satisfaction; requital.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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