English noun: remuneration | |||
| 1. | remuneration (possession) something that remunerates | ||
| Samples | Wages were paid by check. He wasted his pay on drink. They saved a quarter of all their earnings. | ||
| Synonyms | earnings, pay, salary, wage | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | regular payment | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | combat pay, double time, found, half-pay, living wage, merit pay, minimum wage, pay envelope, pay packet, sick pay, strike pay, take-home pay | ||
| Part meronym | payroll, paysheet | ||
| 2. | remuneration (act) the act of paying for goods or services or to recompense for losses | ||
| Samples | Adequate remuneration for his work. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | defrayal, defrayment, payment | ||