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as in compensated
to give (someone) the sum of money owed for goods or services received
promptly remunerated the repair company for fixing the dryer
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as in reimbursed
to provide (someone) with a just payment for loss or injury
the negligent landlord must remunerate those made homeless by the fire by finding new housing for them at his own expense
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Recent Examples of remunerated
The antitrust lawsuit filed in March 2025 against tennis’ governing bodies by the Professional Tennis Players Association (PTPA) intended to completely remake the sport and transform how its athletes are treated and remunerated.
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Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
In my opinion, there needs to be a much more responsible reckoning of how that has happened, and how people can be remunerated for it.
—Callum McLennan, Variety, 15 Oct. 2025
Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
In my opinion, there needs to be a much more responsible reckoning of how that has happened, and how people can be remunerated for it.
—Callum McLennan, Variety, 15 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for remunerated
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McClatchy is compensated as a part of our syndication partnership with TMX.—
Tracy Yochum,
Miami Herald,
28 Apr. 2026
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Some content creators are compensated, and this also creates problematic incentives in the system.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
27 Apr. 2026
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Residents who stayed at hotels during the evacuation will be reimbursed for the costs, according to the councilman, who said that his office was coordinating compensation with CPS Energy.—
Annasofia Scheve,
San Antonio Express-News,
23 Apr. 2026
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It’s reimbursed by Medicare, yet most people have never heard of it.—
Ken Dychtwald,
Fortune,
23 Apr. 2026
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Because the cameras were vertical, actors huddled closer together, and the crew paid extra attention to upper-body details like hair and makeup.—
Chang Che,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
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The artists were paid for their work.—
Angela Velasquez,
Footwear News,
24 Apr. 2026
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More than $1 million will be repaid to construction workers in one of the largest settlements of its kind in Minnesota history.—
Esme Murphy,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 2026
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Those credits are later repaid in installments.—
CNN Staff,
CNN Money,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Remunerated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remunerated. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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