1
as in paying
the act of offering money in exchange for goods or services
customers who are tardy in their remuneration will be subject to extra charges
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as in compensation
payment to another for a loss or injury
the vandals were ordered to pay the property owners thousands of dollars in remuneration
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as in payment
something (as money) that is given or received in return for goods or services
we can't accept your remuneration for services provided until we officially bill you
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Recent Examples of remuneration
The Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney’s Office has charged them both with capital murder for remuneration.
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Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Jan. 2026
The Australian Open has announced a 16-percent increase in prize money for 2026, as the pressure from players for greater remuneration ramps up.
—Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2026
Now prenups are being pitched to young professional women as a way to take charge of their finances and insure better remuneration.
—Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
As such, the practice of medicine, not unlike the provision of any other service, is deserving of professional remuneration.
—David Marks, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Aug. 2025
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Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Jan. 2026
The Australian Open has announced a 16-percent increase in prize money for 2026, as the pressure from players for greater remuneration ramps up.
—Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2026
Now prenups are being pitched to young professional women as a way to take charge of their finances and insure better remuneration.
—Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
As such, the practice of medicine, not unlike the provision of any other service, is deserving of professional remuneration.
—David Marks, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for remuneration
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The inevitable capitalistic evolution of the House settlement that allowed for the paying of athletes guaranteed there would be winners and losers, and the winners are – no surprise – the signal-callers.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
21 Jan. 2026
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Balanced growth, roads and other infrastructure, continuing a positive approach to economic development, attracting industry and high paying jobs.—
Nora O'Neill,
Charlotte Observer,
15 Oct. 2025
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In South Africa, legislation in the early two-thousands codified a program called Black Economic Empowerment, which, among other initiatives, incentivizes employers to hire Black South Africans; a more recent law allows the government to expropriate private land, sometimes without compensation.—
Boyce Upholt,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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Browne received a compensation package of about $105,000 a year, which included a $70,000 salary, a monthly car allowance and other benefits.—
Scott Travis,
Sun Sentinel,
13 Mar. 2026
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All defendants maintained their innocence and appealed after a two-year trial that opened a Pandora's box of unwanted revelations about papal ransom payments to Islamic militants, Vatican vendettas, espionage and other dirty laundry of the Holy See.—
NICOLE WINFIELD THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
18 Mar. 2026
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The April 2026 Supplemental Security Income payments, worth up to $994, will be issued to recipients in 14 days.—
Asher Notheis,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Mar. 2026
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Musk is seeking as much as $134 billion in damages from OpenAI and Microsoft — a staggering amount, that if awarded, would be one of the largest verdicts in history.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
18 Mar. 2026
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Her experience appears to be increasingly rare, as the Russian business newspaper Kommersant estimated in a report last week that just five days of outages caused 3 billion to 5 billion rubles ($37 million to $62 million) in damages to Moscow businesses.—
Yuliya Talmazan,
NBC news,
17 Mar. 2026
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But the fact that employees still showed up, including without pay during last year’s federal government shutdown, demonstrates their commitment to keeping the beloved parks flourishing.—
Jack Dolan,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Mar. 2026
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How does Natomas Unified teacher pay compare to other Sacramento-area districts?—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
14 Mar. 2026
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The letter called for accountability and reparations, and gave Redzepi 24 hours to respond.—
Stephanie Breijo,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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Presidential candidates fielded questions about reparations, or cash payments to make amends.—
Ara Rosenthal,
Mercury News,
6 Mar. 2026
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The usual group of folks embracing the challenge of a rebuild are minimum-salary journeymen looking for a fair opportunity, and draftees the team selects.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
18 Mar. 2026
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Denver firefighters are receiving 5% salary increases this year and next, and Fulton expects labor and equipment costs to keep rising.—
Brian Maass,
CBS News,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Remuneration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remuneration. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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