SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
remuneration
noun
Payment or compensation for work or services.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
Payment for work
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Usage distinction
Return to topRemuneration broadly covers compensation for services. Salary, wages, fees, and stipends describe different arrangements rather than identical payment forms.
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The invitation stated the remuneration offered for the lecture.
A small publisher offered Noor a lucrative commission to illustrate a series of travel journals. The proposed remuneration covered her drawing and revision work, while a separate document explained which designs would become proprietary to the publisher.
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