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as in compensated
to give (someone) the sum of money owed for goods or services received
promptly remunerated the repair company for fixing the dryer
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as in reimbursed
to provide (someone) with a just payment for loss or injury
the negligent landlord must remunerate those made homeless by the fire by finding new housing for them at his own expense
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Recent Examples of remunerated
In my opinion, there needs to be a much more responsible reckoning of how that has happened, and how people can be remunerated for it.
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Callum McLennan, Variety, 15 Oct. 2025
Callum McLennan, Variety, 15 Oct. 2025
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By contrast, in states like Nevada, where more than 1,000 nuclear tests conducted in the 1950s and '60s exposed civilians to radiation, individuals have been compensated with up to $100,000.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Oct. 2025
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Now, Kalloway and other landowners along the trail who lost sections of their properties when the railroad was converted will be opted into a class action lawsuit to be compensated for their land.—
Keely Doll,
Louisville Courier Journal,
15 Oct. 2025
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State lawmakers could choose to use state funds to cover FoodShare benefits for November, but the Agriculture Department said states would not be reimbursed.—
Natalie Eilbert,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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The items are uninsured, meaning that the country would not be reimbursed for their loss if police fail to turn up the missing pieces.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
27 Oct. 2025
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Farm Bank invested heavily in advertising online and made sure each new player knew they would get paid for bringing in still more players.—
Moisés Naím,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
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At casinos, taxes are paid to the state on winnings over $1,199.—
Hope Karnopp,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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Select members were recruited as handlers for Daedone’s wealthy boyfriend, whose massive loans to the company were apparently repaid on an installment plan of blow jobs.—
Dan Piepenbring,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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The loan fund is repaid, replenished, and then reused for the next project.—
Andrea Riquier,
USA Today,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Remunerated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remunerated. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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