REMUNERATE


Meaning of REMUNERATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ri-ˈmyü-nə-ˌrāt ]

transitive verb

( -at·ed ; -at·ing )

Etymology: Latin remuneratus, past participle of remunerare to recompense, from re- + munerare to give, from muner-, munus gift — more at mean

Date: 1523

1. : to pay an equivalent for

their services were generously remunerated

2. : to pay an equivalent to for a service, loss, or expense : recompense

Synonyms: see pay

• re·mu·ner·a·tor -ˌrā-tər noun

• re·mu·ner·a·to·ry -rə-ˌtȯr-ē adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.