Sunday, 6 May 2018

remuneration - Word of the Day - 06/05/18

remuneration


noun

Pronunciation


rih-myoo-nuh-RAY-shun

Definition


: the act or fact of paying an equivalent to for a service, loss, or expense : recompense, pay

Did You Know?


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 "to enumerate [to count or list] 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

Name That Synonym


Fill in the blanks to complete a synonym of remuneration: _ u _ t _ an _ e.

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