remunerations

noun

plural of remuneration
1
as in payments
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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2
as in compensations
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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3
as in wages
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 Synonyms for remunerations
  1. payments
  2. compensations
  3. wages
  4. damages
  5. salaries
  6. reparations
  7. pays
  8. indemnities
Noun
  • The first round of October Social Security payments for retirees, now capped at $5,181, will be issued in four days.
    — Britta Miller, The Washington Examiner, 10 Oct. 2026
  • While some victims are getting their first payments this fall, two law firms behind the bulk of the claims in the settlement have had their payouts paused pending probes, leaving thousands in limbo.
    — Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of payments
Noun
  • Over time, those compensations accumulate into structural inefficiency that is difficult to unwind and even harder to justify correcting.
    — Kristofer Mussar, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • This can help address strength imbalances and movement compensations that, over time, can lead to injury.
    — Jenessa Connor, Health, 10 June 2026
Definition of compensations
Noun
  • The city cannot regulate wages or benefits under state law, according to city staff.
    — Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Eighty-one people with unpaid bills were arrested, and patients’ wages and bank accounts were garnished.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of wages
Noun
  • Hughes added that the county would face millions of dollars in damages and a bigger data center.
    — Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Hollister lost that fight in 2017 and sold her stake in the hotel project to cover millions in damages.
    — Mickey Rapkin, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of damages
Noun
  • The contracts negotiated with the UC do not mention different salaries for visa holders versus citizens.
    — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2026
  • These benchmarks reflect projected starting base salaries for new hires, not raises for existing employees.
    — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of salaries
Noun
  • The perspective and agency of the protagonists shift, motivated by their desire for justice and reparations.
    — Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026
  • While the British government has consistently rejected calls for financial reparations, the Crown’s referral effectively delegates the legal parsing of these historical grievances to the Privy Council in London.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of reparations
Noun
  • Their co-pays went up, and their deductibles each increased by $2,000.
    — Ali Swenson, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Neocloud CoreWeave gets the majority of its revenue from take-or-pays, according to an April 15 note from Morgan Stanley.
    — Tobias Burns, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of pays
Noun
  • Why Traditional Protections Fall Short Historically, small-deal buyers have relied on seller indemnities to bridge this gap.
    — Bhaskar Ahuja, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
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“Remunerations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remunerations. Accessed 13 Oct. 2026.

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