- the act of remunerating
- pay; recompense
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
re•mu•ner•a•tion
(ri myo̅o̅′nə rā′shən),USA pronunciation n.
- the act of remunerating.
- something that remunerates;
reward;
pay:He received little remuneration for his services.
- Latin remūnerātiōn- (stem of remūnerātiō), equivalent. to remūnerāt(us) (see remunerate) + -iōn- -ion
- earlier remuneracion 1470–80
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remuneration /rɪˌmjuːnəˈreɪʃən/ n
re•mu•ner•ate /rɪˈmyunəˌreɪt/USA pronunciation
v. [~ + object], -at•ed, -at•ing.
re•mu•ner•a•tive /rɪˈmyunərətɪv, -nəˌreɪtɪv/USA pronunciation adj.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- to pay, pay back, or reward for work, trouble, etc.:Naturally we will remunerate you for your work on the project.
- to pay for in money or the equivalent:Naturally your writing and research will be remunerated.
re•mu•ner•a•tive /rɪˈmyunərətɪv, -nəˌreɪtɪv/USA pronunciation adj.
re•mu•ner•ate
(ri myo̅o̅′nə rāt′),USA pronunciation v.t., -at•ed, -at•ing.
re•mu′ner•a•ble, adj.
re•mu′ner•a•bil′isyl>ty, n.
re•mu′ner•a•bly, adv.
re•mu′ner•a′tor, n.
- to pay, recompense, or reward for work, trouble, etc.
- to yield a recompense for (work, services, etc.).
- Latin remūnerātus (past participle of remūnerāri to repay, reward), equivalent. to re- re- + mūner(āre) to give, be-stow (derivative of mūner-, stem of mūnus gift, duty) + -ātus -ate1
- 1515–25
re•mu′ner•a•bil′isyl>ty, n.
re•mu′ner•a•bly, adv.
re•mu′ner•a′tor, n.
- 1. reimburse, requite, compensate.
'remuneration' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
recompense
- services
- voluntary
- consideration
- corvée
- favor
- foster care
- pay
- pittance
- remunerative
- reward
- wage
- satisfaction
- sessional indemnity
- spiff