remuneration

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UK/ɹɪˌmjuː.nəˈɹeɪ.ʃən/Canada, US/ɹɪˌmju.nəˈɹeɪ.ʃən//ɹə.mju.nəˈɹeɪ.ʃən/Australia/ɹɪˌmjʉː.nəˈɹæɪ.ʃən/

noun

Something given in exchange for goods or services rendered.

Less commonScrabble 14

Meanings

nounremuneration (countable and uncountable, plural remunerations)

plural remunerations

  1. countableuncountableSomething given in exchange for goods or services rendered.
    1 more example

    “Mr. Quatermain,” said the former, “I am well off, and I am bent upon this business. You may put the remuneration for your services at whatever figure you like in reason, and it shall be paid over to you before we start. Moreover, I will arrange in the event of anything untoward happening to us or to you, that your son shall be suitably provided for. You will see from this offer how necessary I think your presence. Also if by chance we should reach this place, and find diamonds, they shall belong to you and Good equally. I do not want them. But of course that promise is worth nothing at all, though the same thing would apply to any ivory we might get. You may pretty well make your own terms with me, Mr. Quatermain; and of course I shall pay all expenses.”

    1885, H. Rider Haggard, chapter 2, in King Solomon's Mines, archived from the original on 03 Apr 2012

    Synonyms: reward

  2. countableuncountableA payment for work done; wages, salary, emolument.

    Synonyms: emolument, pay, payment, repayment

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSomething given in exchange for goods or services rendered.

Similar

nounA payment for work done; wages, salary, emolument.

More synonyms by meaning

nounsomething that remunerates

Broader
regular payment

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinremūnerātiō
  2. Englishremuneration

From Latin remūnerātiō.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Arabic أَجْر, مُكَافَأَة
  • أَجْر (ʔajr)something given in exchange for goods or services rendered
  • مُكَافَأَة (mukāfaʔa)something given in exchange for goods or services rendered
  • تَعْوِيض (taʕwīḍ)something given in exchange for goods or services rendered
  • أَجْر (ʔajr)a payment for work done; wages, salary, emolument
  • رَاتِب (rātib)a payment for work done; wages, salary, emolument
Catalan remuneració, remuneració
  • remuneraciósomething given in exchange for goods or services rendered
  • remuneracióa payment for work done; wages, salary, emolument
  • compensacióa recompense for a loss; compensation
Chinese Mandarin 報酬 /报酬, 薪酬
  • 報酬 /报酬 (bàochóu)something given in exchange for goods or services rendered
  • 薪酬 (xīnchóu)something given in exchange for goods or services rendered
  • 工資 /工资 (gōngzī)a payment for work done; wages, salary, emolument
  • 薪金 (xīnjīn)a payment for work done; wages, salary, emolument
  • 薪水 (xīnshui)a payment for work done; wages, salary, emolument
Czech mzda
  • mzdaa payment for work done; wages, salary, emolument
Finnish maksu, vastike
  • maksusomething given in exchange for goods or services rendered
  • vastikesomething given in exchange for goods or services rendered
  • palkkiosomething given in exchange for goods or services rendered
  • korvaussomething given in exchange for goods or services rendered
  • palkkaa payment for work done; wages, salary, emolument
  • palkkioa payment for work done; wages, salary, emolument
  • korvausa payment for work done; wages, salary, emolument
  • korvausa recompense for a loss; compensation
  • kompensaatioa recompense for a loss; compensation
French rémunération, salaire
  • rémunérationsomething given in exchange for goods or services rendered
  • salairea payment for work done; wages, salary, emolument
German Vergütung, Belohnung
  • Vergütungsomething given in exchange for goods or services rendered
  • Belohnungsomething given in exchange for goods or services rendered
  • Bezahlungsomething given in exchange for goods or services rendered
  • Lohna payment for work done; wages, salary, emolument
  • Arbeitsvergütunga payment for work done; wages, salary, emolument
  • Entlohnunga payment for work done; wages, salary, emolument
  • Entschädigunga recompense for a loss; compensation
Hebrew משכורת, שכר
  • משכורת (maskoret)a payment for work done; wages, salary, emolument
  • שכר (sakhar)a payment for work done; wages, salary, emolument
Hindi पारिश्रमिक, तनख़्वाह
  • पारिश्रमिक (pāriśramik)something given in exchange for goods or services rendered
  • तनख़्वाह (tanaxvāh)a payment for work done; wages, salary, emolument
  • वेतन (vetan)a payment for work done; wages, salary, emolument
  • मासिक वेतन (māsik vetan)a payment for work done; wages, salary, emolument
  • पारिश्रमिक (pāriśramik)a payment for work done; wages, salary, emolument
Hungarian fizetés, fizetség
  • fizetésa payment for work done; wages, salary, emolument
  • fizetséga payment for work done; wages, salary, emolument
  • illetménya payment for work done; wages, salary, emolument
  • javadalmazása payment for work done; wages, salary, emolument
  • jövedelema payment for work done; wages, salary, emolument
  • díjazása payment for work done; wages, salary, emolument
  • kereseta payment for work done; wages, salary, emolument
  • járandósága payment for work done; wages, salary, emolument
  • keresménya payment for work done; wages, salary, emolument
  • béra payment for work done; wages, salary, emolument
  • munkabéra payment for work done; wages, salary, emolument
  • kártérítésa recompense for a loss; compensation
Indonesian bayaran, remunerasi
  • bayaransomething given in exchange for goods or services rendered
  • remunerasisomething given in exchange for goods or services rendered
  • imbalansomething given in exchange for goods or services rendered
Japanese 報酬, 給料
  • 報酬 (hōshū)something given in exchange for goods or services rendered
  • 給料 (kyūryō)a payment for work done; wages, salary, emolument
  • サラリー (sararī)a payment for work done; wages, salary, emolument
Korean 임금, 급료
  • 임금 (imgeum)a payment for work done; wages, salary, emolument
  • 급료 (geumnyo)a payment for work done; wages, salary, emolument
  • 봉급 (bonggeup)a payment for work done; wages, salary, emolument
Norwegian Bokmål godtgjørelse, godtgjøring
  • godtgjørelsesomething given in exchange for goods or services rendered
  • godtgjøringsomething given in exchange for goods or services rendered
  • lønna payment for work done; wages, salary, emolument
  • lønninga payment for work done; wages, salary, emolument
  • erstatninga recompense for a loss; compensation
  • kompensasjona recompense for a loss; compensation
Polish zapłata, pensja
  • zapłatasomething given in exchange for goods or services rendered
  • pensjaa payment for work done; wages, salary, emolument
  • płacaa payment for work done; wages, salary, emolument
  • rekompensataa recompense for a loss; compensation
Portuguese remuneração, remuneração
  • remuneraçãosomething given in exchange for goods or services rendered
  • remuneraçãoa payment for work done; wages, salary, emolument
  • compensaçãoa recompense for a loss; compensation
Romanian remunerație, rambursare
  • remunerațiesomething given in exchange for goods or services rendered
  • rambursaresomething given in exchange for goods or services rendered
  • salariusomething given in exchange for goods or services rendered
  • retribuțiesomething given in exchange for goods or services rendered
  • platăsomething given in exchange for goods or services rendered
  • salariua payment for work done; wages, salary, emolument
  • platăa payment for work done; wages, salary, emolument
  • retribuțiea payment for work done; wages, salary, emolument
  • compensațiea recompense for a loss; compensation
  • despăgubirea recompense for a loss; compensation
Russian вознагражде́ние, опла́та
  • вознагражде́ние (voznagraždénije)something given in exchange for goods or services rendered
  • опла́та (opláta)something given in exchange for goods or services rendered
  • за́работная пла́та (zárabotnaja pláta)a payment for work done; wages, salary, emolument
  • зарпла́та (zarpláta)a payment for work done; wages, salary, emolument
  • жа́лование (žálovanije)a payment for work done; wages, salary, emolument
  • компенса́ция (kompensácija)a recompense for a loss; compensation
  • возмеще́ние (vozmeščénije)a recompense for a loss; compensation
Scottish Gaelic dìoladh, dìoladh
  • dìoladhsomething given in exchange for goods or services rendered
  • dìoladha payment for work done; wages, salary, emolument
  • dìoladha recompense for a loss; compensation
Spanish remuneración, contraprestación
  • remuneraciónsomething given in exchange for goods or services rendered
  • contraprestaciónsomething given in exchange for goods or services rendered
  • salarioa payment for work done; wages, salary, emolument
  • sueldoa payment for work done; wages, salary, emolument
Swedish ersättning, ersättning
  • ersättningsomething given in exchange for goods or services rendered
  • ersättninga payment for work done; wages, salary, emolument
  • löna payment for work done; wages, salary, emolument
  • ersättninga recompense for a loss; compensation
  • kompensationa recompense for a loss; compensation
  • gottgörelsea recompense for a loss; compensation

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APA

remuneration. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/remuneration

MLA

“remuneration.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/remuneration. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “remuneration,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/remuneration.

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