remuneration
pronunciation
How to pronounce remuneration in British English:
UK [rɪˌmjuːnəˈreɪʃn]
How to pronounce remuneration in American English:
US [rɪˌmjuːnəˈreɪʃn]
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- Noun:
- something that remunerates
- the act of paying for goods or services or to recompense for losses
Word Origin
- remuneration (n.)
- c. 1400, from Middle French remuneration and directly from Latin remunerationem (nominative remuneratio) "a repaying, recompense," noun of action from past participle stem of remunerari "to pay, reward," from re- "back" (see re-) + munerari "to give," from munus (genitive muneris) "gift, office, duty" (see municipal).
Example
- 1. Take the matter of risk and remuneration at banks .
- 2. Remuneration should be set out alongside value added .
- 3. The third difference is the political momentum behind reforming remuneration .
- 4. Barclays began a review of its remuneration policies in 2008 .
- 5. He also serves on unilever 's remuneration committee .