remunerate

[ ri-myoo-nuh-reyt ]

/ rɪˈmyu nəˌreɪt /

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verb (used with object), re·mu·ner·at·ed, re·mu·ner·at·ing.

to pay, recompense, or reward for work, trouble, etc.

to yield a recompense for (work, services, etc.).

Nearby words

remover, remscheid, remsen, remuda, remuera tractor, remunerate, remuneration, remunerative, remus, ren, rena

Origin of remunerate

1515–25; < Latin remūnerātus (past participle of remūnerāri to repay, reward), equivalent to re- re- + mūner(āre) to give, be-stow (derivative of mūner-, stem of mūnus gift, duty) + -ātus -ate¹

SYNONYMS FOR remunerate

1 reimburse, requite, compensate.

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Related forms

re·mu·ner·a·ble, adjectivere·mu·ner·a·bil·i·ty, nounre·mu·ner·a·bly, adverbre·mu·ner·a·tor, noun

pre·re·mu·ner·ate, verb (used with object), pre·re·mu·ner·at·ed, pre·re·mu·ner·at·ing.un·re·mu·ner·at·ed, adjective

Can be confused

remunerate renumerate

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Examples from the Web for remunerate

But from this moment cease to labor for tyrants who will not remunerate you.
Walker's Appeal, with a Brief Sketch of His Life|David Walker and Henry Highland Garnet
Give them a good room and good food, and I will remunerate you as far as money goes.
The Harvest of Years|Martha Lewis Beckwith Ewell
Let her stay in the colony until my term of service is ended, then I will labor to remunerate any who would keep her.
The Witch of Salem|John R. Musick
"No—it is not a few pounds that will do us any good, or remunerate me for my large outlay," said the baronet.
The Mysteries of London, v. 1/4|George W. M. Reynolds

The population amidst which they live cannot afford to remunerate their talents.
The Human Race|Louis Figuier

British Dictionary definitions for remunerate

remunerate

/ (rɪˈmjuːnəˌreɪt) /

verb

(tr) to reward or pay for work, service, etc

Derived Forms

remunerability, nounremunerable, adjectiveremunerator, noun

Word Origin for remunerate

C16: from Latin remūnerārī to reward, from re- + mūnerāre to give, from mūnus a gift; see munificent

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