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R IH0 M Y UW2 N ER0 EY1 SH AH0 N
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Something given in exchange for goods or services rendered.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: reward
Antonyms: none provided
A payment for work done; wages, salary, emolument.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: emolument, pay, payment, repayment
Antonyms: none provided
A recompense for a loss; compensation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: recompense, remuneration, requital, satisfaction, amends, acquittal, assyth, bote, compensation, indemnification, indemnity, mends, quittal, recompensation, redress, relief, reparation, requite, restitution
Antonyms: none provided
the act of paying for goods or services or to recompense for losses
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
adequate remuneration for his work
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: payment, defrayal, defrayment
something that remunerates
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
wages were paid by check he wasted his pay on drink they saved a quarter of all their earnings
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: wage, pay, earnings, salary
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: regular payment
Narrower terms: combat pay, double time, found, half-pay, living wage, merit pay, minimum wage, pay envelope, pay packet, sick pay, strike pay, take-home pay
Across languages
Translations
120 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic :
أَجْر
(ʔajr)
— something given in exchange for goods or services rendered
Arabic :
مُكَافَأَة
(mukāfaʔa)
— something given in exchange for goods or services rendered
Arabic :
تَعْوِيض
(taʕwīḍ)
— something given in exchange for goods or services rendered
Armenian :
վարձատրություն
(varjatrutʻyun)
— something given in exchange for goods or services rendered
Armenian :
վճարում
(včarum)
— something given in exchange for goods or services rendered
Catalan :
remuneració
— something given in exchange for goods or services rendered
Chinese Mandarin :
報酬 /报酬
(bàochóu)
— something given in exchange for goods or services rendered
Chinese Mandarin :
薪酬
(xīnchóu)
— something given in exchange for goods or services rendered
Finnish :
maksu
— something given in exchange for goods or services rendered
Finnish :
vastike
— something given in exchange for goods or services rendered
Finnish :
palkkio
— something given in exchange for goods or services rendered
Finnish :
korvaus
— something given in exchange for goods or services rendered
French :
rémunération
— something given in exchange for goods or services rendered
German :
Vergütung
— something given in exchange for goods or services rendered
German :
Belohnung
— something given in exchange for goods or services rendered
German :
Bezahlung
— something given in exchange for goods or services rendered
Hindi :
पारिश्रमिक
(pāriśramik)
— something given in exchange for goods or services rendered
Indonesian :
bayaran
— something given in exchange for goods or services rendered
Indonesian :
remunerasi
— something given in exchange for goods or services rendered
Indonesian :
imbalan
— something given in exchange for goods or services rendered
Japanese :
報酬
(hōshū)
— something given in exchange for goods or services rendered
Norwegian Bokmål :
godtgjørelse
— something given in exchange for goods or services rendered
Norwegian Bokmål :
godtgjøring
— something given in exchange for goods or services rendered
Polish :
zapłata
— something given in exchange for goods or services rendered
Portuguese :
remuneração
— something given in exchange for goods or services rendered
Romanian :
remunerație
— something given in exchange for goods or services rendered
Romanian :
rambursare
— something given in exchange for goods or services rendered
Romanian :
salariu
— something given in exchange for goods or services rendered
Romanian :
retribuție
— something given in exchange for goods or services rendered
Romanian :
plată
— something given in exchange for goods or services rendered
Russian :
вознагражде́ние
(voznagraždénije)
— something given in exchange for goods or services rendered
Russian :
опла́та
(opláta)
— something given in exchange for goods or services rendered
Scottish Gaelic :
dìoladh
— something given in exchange for goods or services rendered
Spanish :
remuneración
— something given in exchange for goods or services rendered
Spanish :
contraprestación
— something given in exchange for goods or services rendered
Swedish :
ersättning
— something given in exchange for goods or services rendered
Ottoman Turkish :
اجرت
(ücret)
— something given in exchange for goods or services rendered
Arabic :
أَجْر
(ʔajr)
— a payment for work done; wages, salary, emolument
Arabic :
رَاتِب
(rātib)
— a payment for work done; wages, salary, emolument
Armenian :
վարձատրություն
(varjatrutʻyun)
— a payment for work done; wages, salary, emolument
Armenian :
աշխատավարձ
(ašxatavarj)
— a payment for work done; wages, salary, emolument
Azerbaijani :
maaş
— a payment for work done; wages, salary, emolument
Azerbaijani :
əməkhaqqı
— a payment for work done; wages, salary, emolument
Azerbaijani :
məvacib
— a payment for work done; wages, salary, emolument
Catalan :
remuneració
— a payment for work done; wages, salary, emolument
Chinese Mandarin :
工資 /工资
(gōngzī)
— a payment for work done; wages, salary, emolument
Chinese Mandarin :
薪金
(xīnjīn)
— a payment for work done; wages, salary, emolument
Chinese Mandarin :
薪水
(xīnshui)
— a payment for work done; wages, salary, emolument
Czech :
mzda
— a payment for work done; wages, salary, emolument
Finnish :
palkka
— a payment for work done; wages, salary, emolument
Finnish :
palkkio
— a payment for work done; wages, salary, emolument
Finnish :
korvaus
— a payment for work done; wages, salary, emolument
French :
salaire
— a payment for work done; wages, salary, emolument
German :
Lohn
— a payment for work done; wages, salary, emolument
German :
Arbeitsvergütung
— a payment for work done; wages, salary, emolument
German :
Entlohnung
— a payment for work done; wages, salary, emolument
Hebrew :
משכורת
(maskoret)
— a payment for work done; wages, salary, emolument
Hebrew :
שכר
(sakhar)
— a payment for work done; wages, salary, emolument
Hindi :
तनख़्वाह
(tanaxvāh)
— a payment for work done; wages, salary, emolument
Hindi :
वेतन
(vetan)
— a payment for work done; wages, salary, emolument
Hindi :
मासिक वेतन
(māsik vetan)
— a payment for work done; wages, salary, emolument
Hindi :
पारिश्रमिक
(pāriśramik)
— a payment for work done; wages, salary, emolument
Hungarian :
fizetés
— a payment for work done; wages, salary, emolument
Hungarian :
fizetség
— a payment for work done; wages, salary, emolument
Hungarian :
illetmény
— a payment for work done; wages, salary, emolument
Hungarian :
javadalmazás
— a payment for work done; wages, salary, emolument
Hungarian :
jövedelem
— a payment for work done; wages, salary, emolument
Hungarian :
díjazás
— a payment for work done; wages, salary, emolument
Hungarian :
kereset
— a payment for work done; wages, salary, emolument
Hungarian :
járandóság
— a payment for work done; wages, salary, emolument
Hungarian :
keresmény
— a payment for work done; wages, salary, emolument
Hungarian :
bér
— a payment for work done; wages, salary, emolument
Hungarian :
munkabér
— a payment for work done; wages, salary, emolument
Japanese :
給料
(kyūryō)
— a payment for work done; wages, salary, emolument
Japanese :
サラリー
(sararī)
— a payment for work done; wages, salary, emolument
Korean :
임금
(imgeum)
— a payment for work done; wages, salary, emolument
Korean :
급료
(geumnyo)
— a payment for work done; wages, salary, emolument
Korean :
봉급
(bonggeup)
— a payment for work done; wages, salary, emolument
Norwegian Bokmål :
lønn
— a payment for work done; wages, salary, emolument
Norwegian Bokmål :
lønning
— a payment for work done; wages, salary, emolument
Polish :
pensja
— a payment for work done; wages, salary, emolument
Polish :
płaca
— a payment for work done; wages, salary, emolument
Portuguese :
remuneração
— a payment for work done; wages, salary, emolument
Romanian :
salariu
— a payment for work done; wages, salary, emolument
Romanian :
plată
— a payment for work done; wages, salary, emolument
Romanian :
retribuție
— a payment for work done; wages, salary, emolument
Russian :
за́работная пла́та
(zárabotnaja pláta)
— a payment for work done; wages, salary, emolument
Russian :
зарпла́та
(zarpláta)
— a payment for work done; wages, salary, emolument
Russian :
жа́лование
(žálovanije)
— a payment for work done; wages, salary, emolument
Scottish Gaelic :
dìoladh
— a payment for work done; wages, salary, emolument
Slovene :
plačilo
— a payment for work done; wages, salary, emolument
Slovene :
plača
— a payment for work done; wages, salary, emolument
Slovene :
nagrada
— a payment for work done; wages, salary, emolument
Spanish :
salario
— a payment for work done; wages, salary, emolument
Spanish :
sueldo
— a payment for work done; wages, salary, emolument
Swedish :
ersättning
— a payment for work done; wages, salary, emolument
Swedish :
lön
— a payment for work done; wages, salary, emolument
Ottoman Turkish :
اجرت
(ücret)
— a payment for work done; wages, salary, emolument
Armenian :
փոխհատուցում
(pʻoxhatucʻum)
— a recompense for a loss; compensation
Catalan :
compensació
— a recompense for a loss; compensation
Finnish :
korvaus
— a recompense for a loss; compensation
Finnish :
kompensaatio
— a recompense for a loss; compensation
German :
Entschädigung
— a recompense for a loss; compensation
Hungarian :
kártérítés
— a recompense for a loss; compensation
Hungarian :
kárpótlás
— a recompense for a loss; compensation
Hungarian :
kártalanítás
— a recompense for a loss; compensation
Hungarian :
kompenzáció
— a recompense for a loss; compensation
Hungarian :
ellentételezés
— a recompense for a loss; compensation
Norwegian Bokmål :
erstatning
— a recompense for a loss; compensation
Norwegian Bokmål :
kompensasjon
— a recompense for a loss; compensation
Polish :
rekompensata
— a recompense for a loss; compensation
Portuguese :
compensação
— a recompense for a loss; compensation
Romanian :
compensație
— a recompense for a loss; compensation
Romanian :
despăgubire
— a recompense for a loss; compensation
Russian :
компенса́ция
(kompensácija)
— a recompense for a loss; compensation
Russian :
возмеще́ние
(vozmeščénije)
— a recompense for a loss; compensation
Scottish Gaelic :
dìoladh
— a recompense for a loss; compensation
Swedish :
ersättning
— a recompense for a loss; compensation
Swedish :
kompensation
— a recompense for a loss; compensation
Swedish :
gottgörelse
— a recompense for a loss; compensation