remuneration

/rɪˌmjuːnəˈreɪʃn/ (bre, ipa) · /rɪˌmjuːnəˈreɪʃn/ (ame, ipa) · /ri-ˌmyü-nə-ˈrā-shən/ (ame, mw)

remuneration — noun

1. money and other forms of compensation that a person receives from their employer

1.名詞B2
釋義

money and other forms of compensation that a person receives from their employer in exchange for the duties they carry out.

例句

The company offered Wei a generous remuneration package that included a company car.

collocation: remuneration package

All staff received their monthly remuneration on the final working day.

同義詞
  • compensation

    equally formal and broader; includes non-monetary benefits such as insurance and pension contributions

  • pay

    the everyday, neutral term for money received for work; less formal than remuneration

  • salary

    specifically a fixed regular payment, typically paid monthly to professional employees

  • wages

    payment calculated by the hour or week, common for manual or part-time roles

文法句型

receive + remuneration

offer + remuneration

remuneration + for + noun phrase

用法筆記

Frequently used in formal business, legal, and HR contexts. In everyday conversation, pay or salary is far more common than remuneration.

常見錯誤

❌I received my remuneration from the cashier.
✅I received my pay from the cashier.
💡remuneration is too formal for everyday wage collection; use pay or wages instead.
❌The remuneration for this book is $15.
✅The price of this book is $15.
💡remuneration refers to payment for work or services, not the price of goods.