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remuneration

remuneration

9 7.6
Money paid to someone for work or services
  • noun
  • /rɪˌmjunəˈreɪʃən/
  • Formal
translation icon : remuneración
  • Such problems include: poor remuneration, lack of promotion, low public image, and lack of job satisfaction.
  • receive remuneration
  • financial remuneration
  • adequate remuneration

Examples

  • Whatever feelings the workers had about remuneration, the feelings did not affect their evaluation of the position itself.

    Academic text (1994)
  • Professional musical ensembles now provide some Tuareg with opportunities for wide travel and economic remuneration.

    Academic text (2005)
  • So, you will not honor your word about the remuneration?

  • The only remuneration he got was in dividends.

  • Wouldn't it be great if the best teachers earned that same remuneration and that same recognition?

  • If I fail to receive the aforementioned remuneration before midnight, I'll contact them myself.

  • Canadian specialists often receive greater remuneration when referrals come from primary care physicians.

    Academic text (1996)
  • The disadvantage mentioned most frequently by interviewees was the low remuneration for the amount and type of work they performed.

    Academic text (1994)
  • On labor market issues, Chiu argued that there will be remuneration disparities between employees in local and foreign firms.

    Academic text (1997)
  • We discussed the remuneration package during the job interview to ensure fair compensation.

Synonyms

wage
vsremuneration
1.4

Money paid regularly to a worker, often each week

is the general payment for employment not limited to hourly or piecework
pay
vsremuneration
913 1.0

Money you receive for work or services

is more formal and can include nonmoney rewards
salary
vsremuneration
642 1.3

A regular fixed payment from an employer to an employee, usually monthly

is broader meaning any payment for work not only fixed professional sums
earnings
vsremuneration
309 2.3

Money people or companies get from work, business, and investments

is focused on payment for employment or services not on investment profit
compensation
vsremuneration
214 3.6

Money given to pay someone for work and to make up for loss or injury

is payment specifically for employment or services rather than for loss
payment
vsremuneration
51 1.0

Something done or given to return help and make up for harm

is the specific money or reward given for employment or services
payout
vsremuneration
48 3.4

An amount of money paid to someone as a reward, compensation, or winnings

is often an ongoing payment for work or services rather than one off
recompense
vsremuneration
8 7.7

Money given to make up for loss, harm, or effort

is payment mainly for employment or services rather than for harm
emolument
vsremuneration
  • Formal
3 9.9

Money that you get for work, usually salary or a fee

is broader covering all money or other compensation for work
wages
vsremuneration
  • Literature
1 6.3

A result someone gets for good or bad actions

is payment for work or services not a moral consequence or reward

How Much

remuneration
  • Formal
9 7.6
micropayment
  • Specialized
2 4.0

Surface Forms

remuneration singular
remunerations plural

Morphology

remuneration = remunerate (semi-transparent) = re + muner + ation

The transformation from 'remunerate' to 'remuneration' is clear, but the base 'remunerate' itself is not fully transparent due to the obscure root 'muner'.

Etymology

Remuneration comes from Latin parts re- meaning 'back' and munus meaning 'gift' or 'service'. So it is like 'giving a gift back' for someone's work, which is why it means money or other payment for services.