remunerate

[ri-myoo-nuh-reyt]

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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.).

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

Related formsre·mu·ner·a·ble, adjectivere·mu·ner·a·bil·i·ty, nounre·mu·ner·a·bly, adverbre·mu·ner·a·tor, nounpre·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 confusedremunerate renumerate

Synonyms for remunerate

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1. reimburse, requite, compensate.

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Related Words for remunerated

vouchsafe, accord, indemnify, grant, reimburse, award, repay, redress, recompense, pay, requite, post, guerdon

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Historical Examples of remunerated

Six collectors were to receive the above payments, to be remunerated at the rate of 1s.
The Forest of Dean
H. G. Nicholls
They were remunerated partly by fees and partly by salaries.
The History of England from the Accession of James II.
Thomas Babington Macaulay
This is a public service, and it shall be remunerated as it ought to be.
France and the Republic
William Henry Hurlbert
And there are only two ways in which they can be remunerated.
The Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches of Lord Macaulay, Vol. 4 (of 4)
Thomas Babington Macaulay
If that stigma is affixed to us, let us at least be remunerated for it.
Evan Harrington, Complete
George Meredith

British Dictionary definitions for remunerated

remunerate

verb

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

Derived Formsremunerability, 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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Word Origin and History for remunerated

remunerate

1520s, "pay for work or services," back-formation from remuneration or else from Latin remuneratus, past participle of remunerari (later remunerare) "repay, reward" (see remuneration). Related: Remunerated; remunerating.