Synonyms:
wage, pay, earnings, remuneration, salary
Meaning: something that remunerates; "wages were paid by check"; "he wasted his pay on drink"; "they saved a quarter of all their earnings"
Usage examples
Neither shall I say any thing just now about remuneration, as I am convinced that you will be satisfied.
No profession exists in which men do not work for money; and the remuneration which is common to them all gives them all an air of resemblance.
At five next morning we bade our host farewell, my uncle with difficulty persuading him to accept a proper remuneration; and Hans signalled the start.
And they employ a moral police, which occasionally becomes a physical one, to deter skilful workmen from receiving, and employers from giving, a larger remuneration for a more useful service.