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Our evidence shows remuneration to be most at home in writing that concerns financial matters, especially when large amounts of money or 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. It pays to know, however, that in fact, renumeration is a distinct term, a rare word meaning "the act of enumerating again" (enumerate means "to list" or "to count").
Examples of remuneration in a Sentence
She was given generous remunerations for her work.
customers who are tardy in their remuneration will be subject to extra charges
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Wimbledon has increased its prize money by 20 percent for 2026, but its pool remains short of the revenue percentage tennis stars are seeking from the Grand Slams in an ongoing debate over remuneration.
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Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 11 June 2026
The information includes salaries, bonuses and other remuneration received directly from the companies in 2025, but does not necessarily factor in earnings from ownership of company shares.
—Alex Wynne, Footwear News, 12 May 2026
That followed the resignations of chief operating officer Anne Murac, communications director Arthur Richer, and the departure of Bertrand Méheut, who was in charge of the remuneration committee.
—ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026
Outside mainland China, Evergrande’s liquidators have battled in court to freeze offshore assets of the founder and his ex-spouse in a struggle to claw back $6 billion in dividends and remuneration paid to Hui and other former executives.
—Reuters, NBC news, 14 Apr. 2026
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Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 11 June 2026
The information includes salaries, bonuses and other remuneration received directly from the companies in 2025, but does not necessarily factor in earnings from ownership of company shares.
—Alex Wynne, Footwear News, 12 May 2026
That followed the resignations of chief operating officer Anne Murac, communications director Arthur Richer, and the departure of Bertrand Méheut, who was in charge of the remuneration committee.
—ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026
Outside mainland China, Evergrande’s liquidators have battled in court to freeze offshore assets of the founder and his ex-spouse in a struggle to claw back $6 billion in dividends and remuneration paid to Hui and other former executives.
—Reuters, NBC news, 14 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for remuneration
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“Remuneration.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/remuneration. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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remuneration
noun
re·mu·ner·a·tion
ri-ˌmyü-nə-ˈrā-shən 
1
: something that pays back an equivalent
2
: an act or fact of paying back an equivalent
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