French Conversation · Level 123
59 words
French word
rémunérer
Pronunciation
IPA/ʁemyneʁe/
Meaning
- verbpay
Example
L'entreprise rémunère ses employés.
The company pays its employees.
More examples
Elle veut se faire rémunérer pour ses photos.
She wants to be paid for her photos.
Core concept
A clear exchange: work or a service on one side, money as its return on the other.
Common phrases
se faire rémunérer
be paid
rémunérer les heures supplémentaires
pay overtime hours
Similar words
payer: Pay money owed for goods or services.
verser: Make a monetary payment, such as by bank transfer.
récompenser: Reward effort or results with a prize or other benefit.
Definition in French
Donner une compensation financière à quelqu'un en contrepartie d'un service, d'une tâche ou d'une prestation.
Word origin
Rémunérer comes from Latin remunerari, formed with re- and munus, a gift or service, and developed into a verb for rewarding work with payment.
Usage tips
- Rémunérer is a formal transitive verb, so the paid person or service is its direct object, as in rémunérer ses employés.
Other meanings
- rewardverb
Related words
- rémunérationcompensationnoun
- rémunératifremunerativeadjective
- rémunérateurlucrativeadjective