Meanings
present singular third person remunerates · participle present remunerating · participle past remunerated · past remunerated
- transitiveTo compensate; to pay.
The workers were generously remunerated for their time.
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For all their toughness, Roman soldiers were poorly remunerated. As Goldsworthy puts it, “you get paid, but your pay is comparable to that of an agricultural labourer.”
2025 July 15, James Osborne, “Could you have survived as a Roman soldier? Here's the surprising truth about life in the ancient army”, in History Extra, archived from the original on 15 Jul 2025
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latinremūnerō“to reward”
- Englishremunerate
From the participle stem of Latin remūnerō (“to reward”), from mūnus (“gift”). Unrelated to money.
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remunerate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/remunerate
“remunerate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/remunerate. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “remunerate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/remunerate.
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