remuneration

C2+ Topic:Money & Finance

US /rɪˌmjunəˈreɪʃən/ UK /rɪˌmjuːnəˈreɪʃn/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
money paid for work or a service; payment

The post offers generous remuneration and ample leave.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · money paid for work or a... payment compensation recompense reward wages salary

Word family

Related forms remunerate remunerative

Etymology

From Latin remuneratio, from remunerari ('to reward, repay'), from re- ('back') + munerari ('to give'), from munus ('gift, duty').

remuneratio Latin munerari Latin munus Latin

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Topics

Money & Finance Word Formation & Derivatives

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# remuneration

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /rɪˌmjunəˈreɪʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /rɪˌmjuːnəˈreɪʃn/

## Meanings
1. money paid for work or a service; payment

## Examples
- The post offers generous remuneration and ample leave.

## Synonyms
- payment
- compensation
- recompense
- reward
- wages
- salary

## Related Forms
- remunerate
- remunerative

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: remuneratio
- Root: munerari
- Root: munus

## Etymology
From Latin remuneratio, from remunerari ('to reward, repay'), from re- ('back') + munerari ('to give'), from munus ('gift, duty').

## AI Etymology
Remuneration comes from Latin remuneratio, from remunerari ('to reward, repay'), from re- ('back') + munerari ('to give'), from munus ('gift, duty'). The historical trail runs through Latin remuneratio, Latin munerari and Latin munus. Morphologically, the surface form is analyzable into prefixes, suffixes, compounds, or participial endings that carry part of the history. In modern use it means money paid for work or a service; payment. Related forms include remunerate, remunerative.

## Topics
- Money & Finance
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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