remuneration
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remuneration
- /ɹɪˌmjuː.nəˈɹeɪ.ʃən/ UK
- /ɹɪˌmju.nəˈɹeɪ.ʃən/ Canada, US
- /ɹə.mju.nəˈɹeɪ.ʃən/
- /ɹɪˌmjʉː.nəˈɹæɪ.ʃən/ Australia
- /ɹɪˌnuː.məˈɹeɪ.ʃən/
Where it comes from
From Latin remūnerātiō.
noun remunerations
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Something given in exchange for goods or services rendered.
“Mr. Quatermain,” said the former, “I am well off, and I am bent upon this business. You may put the remuneration for your services at whatever figure you like in reason, and it shall be paid over to you before we start. Moreover, I will arrange in the event of anything untoward happening to us or t
Similar: reward
- A payment for work done; wages, salary, emolument.
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A recompense for a loss; compensation.
Similar: recompense, remuneration, requital, satisfaction, amends, acquittal, assyth, bote, compensation, indemnification, indemnity, mends
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: pay, earnings, salary, wage, honorarium, emolument, reimbursement, paid, payment, income, wages, payroll, employee, remunerative, gratuity, earn
Translations
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noun something given in exchange for goods or services rendered
| Español | remuneración, contraprestación |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 報酬 hōshū |
| 中文 | 報酬 /报酬 bàochóu, 薪酬 xīnchóu |
| हिन्दी | पारिश्रमिक pāriśramik |
| Português | remuneração |
| Français | rémunération |
| Deutsch | Vergütung, Belohnung, Bezahlung |
| Română | remunerație, rambursare, salariu, retribuție, plată |
| Русский | вознагражде́ние voznagraždénije, опла́та opláta |
| العربية | أَجْر ʔajr, مُكَافَأَة mukāfaʔa, تَعْوِيض taʕwīḍ |
noun a payment for work done; wages, salary, emolument
| Español | salario, sueldo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 임금 imgeum, 급료 geumnyo, 봉급 bonggeup |
| 日本語 | 給料 kyūryō, サラリー sararī |
| 中文 | 工資 /工资 gōngzī, 薪金 xīnjīn, 薪水 xīnshui |
| हिन्दी | तनख़्वाह tanaxvāh, वेतन vetan, मासिक वेतन māsik vetan, पारिश्रमिक pāriśramik |
| Português | remuneração |
| Français | salaire |
| Deutsch | Lohn, Arbeitsvergütung, Entlohnung |
| Română | salariu, plată, retribuție |
| Русский | за́работная пла́та zárabotnaja pláta, зарпла́та zarpláta, жа́лование žálovanije |
| العربية | أَجْر ʔajr, رَاتِب rātib |
| עברית | משכורת maskoret, שכר sakhar |
noun a recompense for a loss; compensation
| Português | compensação |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Entschädigung |
| Română | compensație, despăgubire |
| Русский | компенса́ция kompensácija, возмеще́ние vozmeščénije |
Talk about this word "remuneration." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/remuneration. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. remuneration. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/remuneration "remuneration." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/remuneration.Cite this
@misc{remuneration_2026,
title = {remuneration},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/remuneration},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
