remuneration

[ ri-myoo-nuh-rey-shuhn ]
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noun
  1. the act of remunerating.

  2. something that remunerates; reward; pay: He received little remuneration for his services.

Origin of remuneration

1
First recorded in 1470–80; earlier remuneracion, from Latin remūnerātiōn-, stem of remūnerātiō; equivalent to remunerate + -ion

Other words from remuneration

  • non·re·mu·ner·a·tion, noun
  • pre·re·mu·ner·a·tion, noun
  • su·per·re·mu·ner·a·tion, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for remuneration

remuneration

/ (rɪˌmjuːnəˈreɪʃən) /


noun
  1. the act of remunerating

  2. pay; recompense

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