remunerate
Use Remunerate in a sentence
nəˌreɪt verb (used with object), re·mu·ner·at·ed, re·mu·ner·at·ing.
1.
to pay, recompense, or reward for work, trouble, etc.
2.
to yield a recompense for (work, services, etc.).
Origin:
1515–25; < Latin remūnerātus (past participle of remūnerāri to repay, reward), equivalent to re- re- + mūner(āre) to give, be-stow (derivative of mūner-, stem of mūnus gift, duty) + -ātus -ate1
1515–25; < Latin remūnerātus (past participle of remūnerāri to repay, reward), equivalent to re- re- + mūner(āre) to give, be-stow (derivative of mūner-, stem of mūnus gift, duty) + -ātus -ate1
Related forms
re·mu·ner·a·ble, adjective
re·mu·ner·a·bil·i·ty, noun
re·mu·ner·a·bly, adverb
re·mu·ner·a·tor, noun
pre·re·mu·ner·ate, verb (used with object), pre·re·mu·ner·at·ed, pre·re·mu·ner·at·ing.
Synonyms
1. reimburse, requite, compensate.
1. reimburse, requite, compensate.
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| —vb | |
| (tr) to reward or pay for work, service, etc | |
| [C16: from Latin remūnerārī to reward, from | |
| remunera'bility | |
| —n | |
| re'munerable | |
| —adj | |
| re'munerator | |
| —n | |
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Example sentences
Business deducts from its revenue the sums necessary to remunerate its production factors.
There would not have been enough special cases to occupy or remunerate him if he had coveted it.
Funding was also used to remunerate teachers for in-service extended days.
In some way the time they seem to lose is redeemed and the pains they seem to take remunerate themselves.
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