Remunerate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

make payment to; compensate

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹᵻmjˈuːnɚɹˌeɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹɪmjˈuːnəɹˌeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹɪmjˈuːnəɹˌeɪt/

4 syllables Say it as /ɹᵻmjˈuːnɚɹˌeɪt/.

Examples

My efforts were not remunerated

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

compensate recompense

Parts of Speech

verb	make payment to; compensate “My efforts were not remunerated”

Word Forms

compensation	noun	something (such as money) given or received as payment or reparation (as for a service or loss or injury)
recompense	noun	the act of compensating for service or loss or injury
remunerative	adjective	producing a sizeable profit
remuneration	noun	something that remunerates
remunerator	noun	a person who pays money for something

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

honorieren

eine Zahlung leisten an; kompensieren

🇫🇷French

rémunérer

effectuer le paiement à ; compenser

🇪🇸Spanish

remunerar

realizar el pago a; compensar

🇮🇹Italian

remunerare

effettuare il pagamento a; compensare

🇳🇱Dutch

belonen

betaling doen aan; compenseren

🇵🇹Portuguese

remunerar

efetuar o pagamento para; compensar

🇷🇺Russian

вознаграждать

произвести оплату; компенсировать

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पुरस्कार देना

को भुगतान करें; मुआवजा

🇧🇩Bengali

পারিশ্রমিক

অর্থ প্রদান করা; ক্ষতিপূরণ

🇮🇳Tamil

ஊதியம்

பணம் செலுத்துங்கள்; இழப்பீடு

🇮🇳Telugu

పారితోషికం

చెల్లింపు చేయండి; పరిహారం

🇮🇳Marathi

मोबदला

पेमेंट करा; भरपाई

🇮🇳Gujarati

મહેનતાણું

માટે ચૂકવણી કરો; વળતર

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಂಭಾವನೆ

ಪಾವತಿ ಮಾಡಿ; ಸರಿದೂಗಿಸು

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രതിഫലം

പണം നൽകുക; നഷ്ടപരിഹാരം നൽകുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮਿਹਨਤਾਨਾ

ਨੂੰ ਭੁਗਤਾਨ ਕਰੋ; ਮੁਆਵਜ਼ਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

معاوضہ

کو ادائیگی کرنا؛ معاوضہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

补偿

付款至；补偿

🇯🇵Japanese

報いる

に支払いを行う。補償する

🇰🇷Korean

보수를 주다

지불하다; 보상하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

trả thù lao

thanh toán cho; đền bù

🇹🇭Thai

ค่าตอบแทน

ชำระเงินให้กับ; ชดเชย

🇮🇩Indonesian

membayar

melakukan pembayaran ke; mengimbangi

🇵🇭Filipino

bayaran

magbayad sa; bayaran

🇲🇾Malay

memberi imbuhan

membuat pembayaran kepada; memberi pampasan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مكافأة

تسديد المبلغ إلى؛ يكافئ

🇮🇷Persian

پاداش دادن

پرداخت به جبران کند

🇹🇷Turkish

ücretlendirmek

ödeme yapın; telafi etmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

שכר

לבצע תשלום ל; לְפַצוֹת

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The primary meaning of 'remunerate' is 'make payment to; compensate'.

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Using 'remunerate' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'remunerate' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'remunerate' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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