Remuneration
[rɪ,mjuːnə'reɪʃ(ə)n] or [rɪ,mjunə'reʃən]
Definition
(noun.) the act of paying for goods or services or to recompense for losses; 'adequate remuneration for his work'.
Editor: Nell--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) The act of remunerating.
(n.) That which is given to remunerate; an equivalent given, as for services, loss, or sufferings.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Reward, requital, compensation, payment, satisfaction.[2]. Reimbursement, indemnification, repayment, indemnity.
Checker: Noelle
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Payment, compensation, recompense, reward,[See SATISFACTION]
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Examples
- Pecuniary remuneration is offered to me--with the want of feeling peculiar to the rich. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- The last mile I performed on foot, having dismissed the chaise and driver with the double remuneration I had promised. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Mr. Gradgrind overwhelmed him with thanks, of course; and hinted as delicately as he could, at a handsome remuneration in money. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
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