remuneration
[ ri-myoo-nuh-rey-shuhn ]
/ rɪˌmyu nəˈreɪ ʃən /
noun
the act of remunerating.
something that remunerates; reward; pay: He received little remuneration for his services.
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Origin of remuneration
1470–80; earlier remuneracion<Latin remūnerātiōn- (stem of remūnerātiō), equivalent to remūnerāt(us) (see remunerate) + -iōn--ion
OTHER WORDS FROM remuneration
non·re·mu·ner·a·tion, nounpre·re·mu·ner·a·tion, nounsu·per·re·mu·ner·a·tion, nounDictionary.com Unabridged
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British Dictionary definitions for remuneration
remuneration
/ (rɪˌmjuːnəˈreɪʃən) /
noun
the act of remunerating
pay; recompense
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