1.
[syn: wage, pay, earnings, remuneration, salary]
2. the act of paying for goods or services or to recompense for losses;
- Example: "adequate remuneration for his work"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Remuneration \Re*mu`ner*a"tion\ (-?"sh?n), n. [L. remuneratio:
cf. F. r['e]mun['e]ration.]
1. The act of remunerating.
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2. That which is given to remunerate; an equivalent given, as
for services, loss, or sufferings. --Shak.
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Syn: Reward; recompense; compensation; pay; payment;
repayment; satisfaction; requital.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
remuneration
n 1: something that remunerates; "wages were paid by check"; "he
wasted his pay on drink"; "they saved a quarter of all
their earnings" [syn: wage, pay, earnings,
remuneration, salary]
2: the act of paying for goods or services or to recompense for
losses; "adequate remuneration for his work"