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
Now prenups are being pitched to young professional women as a way to take charge of their finances and insure better remuneration.
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Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
Neither the Trump library foundation nor the college has specified any remuneration or concessions the school received for giving away its property.
—Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 24 Nov. 2025
The most recent version of the Fair Care Act includes provisions to boost telehealth options and eliminate remuneration fees from pharmacy benefit managers.
—Arkansas Online, 12 Nov. 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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Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
Neither the Trump library foundation nor the college has specified any remuneration or concessions the school received for giving away its property.
—Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 24 Nov. 2025
The most recent version of the Fair Care Act includes provisions to boost telehealth options and eliminate remuneration fees from pharmacy benefit managers.
—Arkansas Online, 12 Nov. 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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Once public, OpenAI’s compensation packages may also become less attractive in some ways; new hires would receive stock options rather than pre-IPO equity, and those options may or may not prove valuable depending on the company’s post-IPO performance and stock price trajectory.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
30 Jan. 2026
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At the time, film and TV writers were boycotting major studios and fighting for fair compensation.—
Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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China has taken measures to make the renminbi more attractive to foreign investors, such as increasing access to Chinese securities like stocks, bonds and commodities, and streamlining cross-border payments.—
Stephanie Yang,
CNN Money,
4 Feb. 2026
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Each payment is 5% bigger than the previous one.—
Tanya Wildt,
Freep.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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The civil action, which is seeking more than $15,000 in damages, remains pending in Hartford Superior Court.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
4 Feb. 2026
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Instead, Congress had to pass a law to allow for state and local government officials, such as police officers, to be sued in federal court for money damages.—
Brian Kolp,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Feb. 2026
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The Patient is the sort of high-concept thriller that would’ve been completely at home on HBO, Showtime, or any other pay-cable channel back in the day.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Jan. 2026
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The union is focused on an immediate 16% raise for new teachers, an across-the-board 3% raise in the contract’s second year and significant automatic pay hikes tied to years of experience and continued education.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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None of the victims or their descendants received any direct reparations from the city or state.—
Caleb Gayle,
The Atlantic,
28 Jan. 2026
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Program staff help with translation and annual reparations applications to the Claims Conference.—
Dana Toppel,
Oc Register,
27 Jan. 2026
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Their salaries and bonuses differed to those offered to Russian soldiers, and even varied between the recruits.—
Larry Madowo,
CNN Money,
4 Feb. 2026
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This reflects his 2025 base salary of $960,000 and that NFL players are now paid over 36 weeks, meaning the 23-year-old will likely receive $480,000 of 2025 salary in 2026.—
Robert Raiola,
Sportico.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Remuneration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remuneration. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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