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Our evidence shows remuneration to be most at home in writing that concerns financial matters, especially when large amounts of money or forms of compensation are involved. Whether it's because money is often expressed in numerals, or simply because the n and m are adjacent to each other on our keyboards, reMUNeration often appears misspelled as reNUMeration. It pays to know, however, that in fact, renumeration is a distinct term, a rare word meaning "the act of enumerating again" (enumerate means "to list" or "to count").
Examples of remuneration in a Sentence
She was given generous remunerations for her work.
customers who are tardy in their remuneration will be subject to extra charges
Recent Examples on the Web
Outside mainland China, Evergrande’s liquidators have battled in court to freeze offshore assets of the founder and his ex-spouse in a struggle to claw back $6 billion in dividends and remuneration paid to Hui and other former executives.
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Reuters, NBC news, 14 Apr. 2026
Kunze-Concewitz will serve as chair of the board’s remuneration committee and has also been named as the board’s new lead independent director, while Plaines will serve as chair of the board’s audit and finance committee.
—Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 18 Mar. 2026
The city will receive, over time, some remuneration associated with the lease, rents, etc.
—Joe Panella, Sun Sentinel, 24 Feb. 2026
They were drafted, cited, refined, rewritten and tweaked by thousands of people all over the world, for no remuneration, simply for love of the game.
—Imogen West-Knights, The Dial, 10 Feb. 2026
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Reuters, NBC news, 14 Apr. 2026
Kunze-Concewitz will serve as chair of the board’s remuneration committee and has also been named as the board’s new lead independent director, while Plaines will serve as chair of the board’s audit and finance committee.
—Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 18 Mar. 2026
The city will receive, over time, some remuneration associated with the lease, rents, etc.
—Joe Panella, Sun Sentinel, 24 Feb. 2026
They were drafted, cited, refined, rewritten and tweaked by thousands of people all over the world, for no remuneration, simply for love of the game.
—Imogen West-Knights, The Dial, 10 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for remuneration
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“Remuneration.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/remuneration. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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remuneration
noun
re·mu·ner·a·tion
ri-ˌmyü-nə-ˈrā-shən 
1
: something that pays back an equivalent
2
: an act or fact of paying back an equivalent
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