remunerated

past tense of remunerate
1
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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2
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 The antitrust lawsuit filed in March 2025 against tennis’ governing bodies by the Professional Tennis Players Association (PTPA) intended to completely remake the sport and transform how its athletes are treated and remunerated. — Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026 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. — Callum McLennan, Variety, 15 Oct. 2025
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Verb
  • However, the Super Heavy was designed for redundancy, as the remaining engines compensated for the loss.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 29 Sep. 2026
  • In other words, people have historically compensated for what the data does not say.
    — Sunil Padiyar, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
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  • Campaign finance records show Reyes-Becerra has been reimbursed for around $4,300 worth of travel expenses since April 19.
    — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Settlement details Under the settlement, residents will be reimbursed a series of credits on their property tax bills over the next three years.
    — Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2026
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  • Many Ducks are certainly going to be better paid than last year.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Her loft was in decent enough shape this past September that Keanu Reeves reportedly paid $45,000 a month to stay there with his partner, Alexandra Grant, while making his most excellent Broadway debut in Waiting for Godot with Alex Winter.
    — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 26 Sep. 2026
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  • The suit also claims UCLA violated its federal grant terms and asks for the funds to be repaid.
    — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The principle and interest on school bonds are repaid by local property owners through a hike in property taxes over several years.
    — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 29 Sep. 2026

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“Remunerated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remunerated. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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