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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. something that remunerates;
- Example: "wages were paid by check"
- Example: "he wasted his pay on drink"
- Example: "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;
- 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. [1913 Webster] 2. That which is given to remunerate; an equivalent given, as for services, loss, or sufferings. --Shak. [1913 Webster] Syn: Reward; recompense; compensation; pay; payment; repayment; satisfaction; requital. [1913 Webster]
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"