Synonyms of remuneration

remuneration

noun

ri-ˌmyü-nə-ˈrā-shən 

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• paying
• payment
• compensation
• giving
• remittance
• repayment
• disbursement
• reimbursement
• remitment
• rendering
• tendering
• prepayment
• overpayment
• paying up
• paying off

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• nonpayment
• underpayment

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• compensation
• damages
• reparation
• indemnity
• redress
• restitution
• indemnification
• recompense
• recoupment
• reprisal(s)
• satisfaction
• punishment
• reimbursement
• quittance
• repayment
• settlement
• requital
• atonement
• punitive damages
• adjustment
• refund
• expiation
• solatium
• retaliation
• amends

3

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• compensation
• payment
• pay
• salary
• consideration
• reparation
• wage(s)
• recompense
• remittance
• reimbursement
• stipend
• repayment
• rental
• outlay
• indemnity
• expenditure
• settlement
• adjustment
• refund
• redress
• restitution
• requital
• rebate
• deposit
• recoupment
• prepayment
• disbursement
• overpayment
• rent

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of remuneration

For the record, there has never been a credible academic argument that even direct remuneration to stablecoin holders would deplete bank deposits. — Omid Malekan, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026

Technically, all the Scouts make as remuneration are their badges and prizes—from plushies to camps, to trips to Europe—and their troops make little more than a dollar per box, depending on each local Girl Scout Council’s guidelines. — Bedatri D. Choudhury, Bon Appetit Magazine, 11 Aug. 2026

Questions remain about whether there will be much demand for such remuneration, or for the detransition services that federal and state law enforcement have required of Texas Children’s and Cleveland Clinic. — O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 7 Aug. 2026

In addition to being under-equipped in terms of intelligence and logistics, Nigeria’s army has had a problem with poor remuneration that impedes counter-terrorism campaigns. — Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 5 Aug. 2026

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