Definition of 'remuneration'
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remuneration in British English
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L remuneratioWord Frequency
remuneration in American English
(rɪˌmjuːnəˈreiʃən)
noun
1.
the act of remunerating
2.
something that remunerates; reward; pay
He received little remuneration for his services
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[1470–80; earlier remuneracion ‹ L remūnerātiōn- (s. of remūnerātiō), equiv. to remūnerāt(us) ( see remunerate) + -iōn- -ion]Examples of 'remuneration' in a sentence
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British English: remuneration
NOUN /rɪˌmjuːnəˈreɪʃən/
Someone's remuneration is the amount of money that they are paid for the work that they do.
...the continuing marked increase in the remuneration of the company's directors.
- American English: remuneration /rɪmyunəˈreɪʃən/
- Brazilian Portuguese: remuneração
- Chinese: 报酬
- European Spanish: remuneración
- French: rémunération
- German: Vergütung
- Italian: remunerazione
- Japanese: 報酬
- Korean: 보수
- European Portuguese: remuneração
- Latin American Spanish: remuneración
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