remunerate

verb (remunerate, remunerates, remunerated, remunerating)

«remunerate» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

(formal) To pay someone for work or a service. tree →

In the lessons

Exam and business voice: «Staff will be remunerated for overtime.» Adults use it in contracts and job adverts; children say «pay». Phrases: «well remunerated», «remunerate for».

Examples

The workers were well remunerated for their extra hours. tree →
Volunteers are not remunerated; they help for free. tree →
The company will remunerate you for travel costs. tree →
Helpers at the fair were remunerated with free ice cream. tree →
How will the babysitter be remunerated? tree →

Note

Formal word for «pay». Noun «remuneration» (pay, salary). Spelling trap: «remunerate», not «renumerate» (letters often swapped). In maths: if remunerated at £10 an hour for 3 hours, pay = £30.

On Mova

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