remunerate

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   to pay or otherwise reward someone for work, services, or a loss

   The contract will remunerate consultants for each day worked.

From Latin remunerari, 'to reward,' formed from re- and munus, 'gift, service, or duty.' Despite its modern association with payment, it is not etymologically derived from money.

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