remunerated
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- adjective
- /rɪˈmjunəˌreɪtɪd/
- Formal
- Teachers in this district are well remunerated, which helps to attract experienced candidates.
Examples
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Freelancers often prefer clients who ensure they are remunerated promptly for their services.
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The employees are fairly remunerated for their hard work and dedication.
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And then they are, I would like to think quite well remunerated also benefits good way bad here.
Synonyms
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Getting money for work you do
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3.4
Paid a regular fixed amount of money for work instead of by the hour
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3.7
Paid for work or a service
Antonyms
How Well Paid
- Formal
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6.1
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1.7
Surface Forms
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.