Payment or compensation for work or services; money earned from employment.
From Latin 'remunerare' (to reward), from 're-' (back) + 'munus' (gift, service). The word emphasizes giving something back in exchange for service.
The 'munus' root means 'gift'—so remuneration literally means 're-gifting' or giving back, which reveals an ancient understanding that payment is fundamentally an exchange of gifts between people!
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