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remunerated

adjective (remunerated); past form of the verb remunerate (remunerate, remunerates, remunerated, remunerating)

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

Everyday

  1. (formal) Remunerated means paid for work. tree →
  2. (formal) To remunerate someone is to pay them for work or a service. tree →

In the lessons

A stiff, official word from job adverts, contracts and exams; «well remunerated» = well paid. In everyday talk people say «paid». Phrases: «well remunerated», «remunerated work».

Examples

  • The job is well remunerated. tree →
  • Helpers will be remunerated for their time. tree →
  • Volunteers are not remunerated; they work for free. tree →
  • Each worker was remunerated at £10 an hour. tree →
  • If a worker is remunerated $15 an hour for 8 hours, she earns $120. tree →

Note

Formal word; plain word «paid». Noun: remuneration (pay). A common trap is to say «renumerated» — the correct order is re-MU-ner-ated (think «money»: m before n). In maths, remuneration = rate × time.

On Mova

This page in Markdown → https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/remunerated/