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| Main Entry: |
remunerate
 [ri-myoo-nuh-reyt] 
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| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | compensate, reward |
| Synonyms: | accord, ante up, award, dish out, do business, grant, guerdon, indemnify, pay, pay off, pay up, post, recompense, redress, reimburse, repay, requite, shell out, spring for, vouchsafe |
| Antonyms: | charge, seize, take, withhold |
| Main Entry: | pay |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give money for goods, services |
| Synonyms: | adjust, bear the cost, bear the expense, bequeath, bestow, chip in, clear, come through, compensate, confer, cough up, defray, dig up, disburse, discharge, extend, foot the bill, foot*, grant, hand over*, handle, honor, kick in, liquidate, make payment, meet, offer, plunk down, prepay, present, proffer, put up, recompense, recoup, refund, reimburse, remit, remunerate, render, repay, requite, reward, satisfy, settle, stake, take care of |
| Antonyms: | earn |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | recompense |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | pay back, make restitution |
| Synonyms: | ante up, atone, atone for, balance, comp, compensate, cough up, counterbalance, counterpoise, countervail, do business, equalize, expiate, fix, give satisfaction, grease, indemnify, make amends, make good, make up for, offset, overcompensate, pay, pay for, propitiate, put out, reciprocate, recoup, recover, redress, reimburse, remunerate, repay, requite, retaliate, retrieve, return, reward, satisfy, spring for, square*, sweeten the pot, swing for, take care of |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Example Sentences
- It is not only a question of creating new jobs, but also to remunerate adequately the human capital.
| Main Entry: | recoup |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | recover, make up for |
| Synonyms: | compensate, get back, get out from under, get well, make good, make redress for, make well, redeem, refund, regain, reimburse, remunerate, repay, repossess, requite, retrieve, satisfy, win back |
| Antonyms: | downslide, lose, worsen |
| Main Entry: | refund |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | return money; rebate |
| Synonyms: | adjust, balance, compensate, give back, honor a claim, indemnify, make amends, make good, make repayment, make up for, pay back, recompense, recoup, redeem, redress, reimburse, relinquish, remit, remunerate, repay, restore, reward, settle |
| Notes: | a rebate is a partial repayment, whereas a refund is a repayment of the total purchase price |
| Main Entry: | reimburse |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | pay back something owed |
| Synonyms: | balance, compensate, indemnify, make reparations, make up for, offset, pay, recompense, recover, refund, remunerate, repay, requite, restore, return, square, square up |
| Antonyms: | take |
| Main Entry: | repay |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give back money or possession |
| Synonyms: | accord, award, balance, compensate, indemnify, make amends, make restitution, make up for, offset, pay back, pay dues, rebate, recompense, refund, reimburse, remunerate, requite, restore, return, reward, settle up, square* |
| Antonyms: | deprive, extort, penalize, seize, steal, take |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | requite |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | compensate, give in return |
| Synonyms: | indemnify, make, make amends, make good, pay, pay off, quit, reciprocate, recompense, redeem, redress, reimburse, remunerate, repay, respond, restitution, retaliate, return, revenge, reward, satisfy, settle |
| Antonyms: | dissatisfy, refuse |
| Main Entry: | reward |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | pay; give prize |
| Synonyms: | compensate, honor, recompense, remunerate, repay, requite, stroke*, sugarcoat, take care of, tip |
| Antonyms: | penalize, punish, take away |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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