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as in compensated
to give (someone) the sum of money owed for goods or services received
promptly remunerated the repair company for fixing the dryer
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as in reimbursed
to provide (someone) with a just payment for loss or injury
the negligent landlord must remunerate those made homeless by the fire by finding new housing for them at his own expense
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Recent Examples of remunerated
In my opinion, there needs to be a much more responsible reckoning of how that has happened, and how people can be remunerated for it.
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Callum McLennan, Variety, 15 Oct. 2025
Callum McLennan, Variety, 15 Oct. 2025
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In sports, however, where many athletes are extremely well compensated and there’s a team/owner/union dynamic, things are typically a little blurrier.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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But the problem is land in Colorado is not cheap, and Colorado law demands that when eminent domain is used, a person is not only compensated for fair market value but also gets damages for the taking.—
The Denver Post Editorial Board,
Denver Post,
28 Oct. 2025
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While the Constitution demands that members of Congress never go without pay and federal law mandates that federal employees are eventually reimbursed with back pay, the same is not true for workers contracted by the federal government.—
Tiana Lowe Doescher,
The Washington Examiner,
31 Oct. 2025
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The region’s Head Start sites incur costs on their own but are reimbursed on a monthly basis through federal grants.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
31 Oct. 2025
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The election results could spur one party to reach a deal sooner rather than later, clearing the way for federal employees and benefits to be paid again.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
3 Nov. 2025
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In addition to the rent freeze, Mamdani has proposed to make city buses free and to provide universal childcare, paid for with higher taxes on the rich.—
Ben Adler,
USA Today,
2 Nov. 2025
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And despite your pessimism, over 97% of the metro district bonds issued from 2000-2008 (an appropriate time frame to evaluate performance) have been repaid in full despite the Global Financial Crisis that rocked credit and housing markets worldwide shortly thereafter.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
4 Nov. 2025
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Reimbursements for moving costs are paused for many during the shutdown, while not all expenses are being repaid.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Remunerated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remunerated. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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