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remunerated

remunerated

6.1
Getting paid for work or services
  • adjective
  • /rɪˈmjunəˌreɪtɪd/
  • Formal
translation icon : remunerado
  • Teachers in this district are well remunerated, which helps to attract experienced candidates.

Examples

  • Freelancers often prefer clients who ensure they are remunerated promptly for their services.

  • The employees are fairly remunerated for their hard work and dedication.

  • And then they are, I would like to think quite well remunerated also benefits good way bad here.

Synonyms

salaried
vsremunerated
12 3.4

Paid a regular fixed amount of money for work instead of by the hour

covers any kind of payment for work or services not only regular fixed pay
paid
vsremunerated
1 1.0

Getting money for work you do

is specific to receiving payment for work or services
compensated
vsremunerated
3.7

Paid for work or a service

emphasizes actual receipt of payment rather than eligibility

Antonyms

unpaid
32 1.7

Work done without payment, for example by volunteers

How Well Paid

remunerated
  • Formal
6.1
unpaid
32 1.7

Surface Forms

remunerated positive

Morphology

remunerated = remunerate (transparent) = remunerate + ed

Regular past-participle/adjectival formation from the verb 'remunerate'; the adjectival meaning directly follows from the verb.

Etymology

Remunerated comes from old Latin parts re- meaning 'back' and munus meaning 'gift' or 'service', so it originally meant to give a gift in return for work. So when someone is remunerated, they are 'paid' or 'rewarded' for the work they do.