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Remuneration Means Act Noun Rih Myoo Nuh Ray Shun Evidence Shows Home

Remuneration is the act or fact of paying an equivalent for a service, loss, or expense. The term comes from the Latin 'munus', meaning 'gift'.

Remuneración es el acto o hecho de pagar una contraprestación por un servicio, pérdida o gasto. El término proviene del latín 'munus', que significa 'regalo'.

Word remuneration
Date May 6, 2018
Type noun
Syllables rih-myoo-nuh-RAY-shun
Etymology Our evidence shows remuneration to be most at home in writing that concerns financial matters, especially when large amounts of money—or other forms of compensation—are involved. Whether it's because money is often expressed in numerals, or simply because the "n" and "m" are adjacent to each other on our keyboards, "reMUNeration" often appears misspelled as "reNUMeration." (Renumeration, a very rare word, means "the act of enumerating [counting or listing] again.") It pays to know that the -mun- in remuneration is from Latin munus, meaning "gift," a root it shares with munificent, an adjective which means "very liberal in giving."
Examples The actor was offered a modest speaking fee by the host as remuneration for giving her speech at the awards ceremony.

"Travelers who are bumped from an overbooked flight can seek remuneration—as can people who were delayed more than three hours by a 'technical difficulty.'" — Melanie Lieberman, Travel + Leisure, 6 Mar. 2018
Definition : the act or fact of paying an equivalent to for a service, loss, or expense : recompense, pay

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