The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
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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HABIT
(noun) (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition; “owls have nocturnal habits”; “she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair”; “long use had hardened him to it”
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