remunerate

Meanings

• Verb

  To pay (someone) for work done, services rendered, or goods supplied.

  - "After completing the project, the company remunerated the employees with bonuses."
  - "The artist expects to be remunerated for the use of his intellectual property."

• Verb

  To make up for a loss or injury by paying compensation.

  - "The insurance company remunerated the victim for the damage caused by the car accident."
  - "The government promised to remunerate the families of the soldiers killed in action."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with remunerate
reminate , contemplate , relate , create

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Variants

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remunerate , remunerated , remunerates , remunerating , remunerator , remunerators , remuneratory

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Etymology

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Late Middle English: from Latin remunerare, from re- ‘back’ + munus ‘reward’.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'remuneration' is derived from the Latin words 're-' meaning 'back' and 'munus' meaning 'reward'.

2. In the United States, the minimum wage is the lowest hourly wage at which employees can be legally remunerated.

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Related Concepts

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1. Compensation: Monetary or non-monetary reimbursement or repayment for loss or injury.

2. Salary: Regular payment made by an employer to an employee in return for work.

3. Wages: Payment made to an employee for hourly work.

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Culture

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In literature, the word 'remunerate' is often used in business and legal contexts. For instance, in Fyodor Dostoevsky's 'Crime and Punishment', Raskolnikov discusses the morality of remuneration for committing a crime. In music, the term 'remuneration' is used in contracts between artists and record labels.

How to Memorize "remunerate"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a person receiving payment for their work. Visualize the exchange of money or other forms of compensation.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'remunerate' with the idea of payment or compensation.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the phrase 'Remember to pay' as a mnemonic for remembering the meaning of 'remunerate'.

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