Remuneration — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

something that remunerates

the act of paying for goods or services or to recompense for losses

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹᵻmjˌuːnɚɹˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹɪmjˌuːnəɹˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹɪmjˌuːnəɹˈeɪʃən/

5 syllables Say it as /ɹᵻmjˌuːnɚɹˈeɪʃən/.

Examples

wages were paid by check
he wasted his pay on drink
they saved a quarter of all their earnings

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

pay earnings salary wage

Parts of Speech

noun	something that remunerates “wages were paid by check”
noun	the act of paying for goods or services or to recompense for losses “adequate remuneration for his work”

Word Forms

pay	verb	bring in
earn	verb	acquire or deserve by one's efforts or actions
remunerate	verb	make payment to; compensate

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Vergütung

etwas, das entlohnt

🇫🇷French

rémunération

quelque chose qui rémunère

🇪🇸Spanish

remuneración

algo que remunera

🇮🇹Italian

compenso

qualcosa che remunera

🇳🇱Dutch

beloning

iets dat vergoedt

🇵🇹Portuguese

remuneração

algo que remunera

🇷🇺Russian

вознаграждение

что-то, что вознаграждает

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पारिश्रमिक

कुछ ऐसा जो पारिश्रमिक देता हो

🇧🇩Bengali

পারিশ্রমিক

এমন কিছু যা পারিশ্রমিক দেয়

🇮🇳Tamil

ஊதியம்

ஊதியம் தரும் ஒன்று

🇮🇳Telugu

వేతనం

రెమ్యూనరేట్ చేసే విషయం

🇮🇳Marathi

मोबदला

मोबदला देणारे काहीतरी

🇮🇳Gujarati

મહેનતાણું

કંઈક કે જે મહેનતાણું આપે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಂಭಾವನೆ

ಸಂಭಾವನೆ ನೀಡುವ ಏನೋ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രതിഫലം

പ്രതിഫലം നൽകുന്ന ഒന്ന്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮਿਹਨਤਾਨਾ

ਕੁਝ ਅਜਿਹਾ ਜੋ ਮਿਹਨਤਾਨਾ ਦਿੰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

معاوضہ

کچھ جو معاوضہ دیتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

报酬

有报酬的东西

🇯🇵Japanese

報酬

報酬となる何か

🇰🇷Korean

보수

보상을 주는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thù lao

cái gì đó trả thù lao

🇹🇭Thai

ค่าตอบแทน

บางสิ่งบางอย่างที่ให้ผลตอบแทน

🇮🇩Indonesian

remunerasi

sesuatu yang memberi imbalan

🇵🇭Filipino

kabayaran

isang bagay na nagpapasweldo

🇲🇾Malay

imbuhan

sesuatu yang memberi imbuhan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الأجر

شيء يكافئ

🇮🇷Persian

پاداش

چیزی که پاداش می دهد

🇹🇷Turkish

ücret

karşılığını veren bir şey

🇮🇱Hebrew

שָׂכָר

משהו שמתגמל

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What is the primary definition of the word 'remuneration'?

The primary meaning of 'remuneration' is 'something that remunerates'.

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Using 'remuneration' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'remuneration' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'remuneration' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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