Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Remuneration \Re*mu`ner*a"tion\ (-?"sh?n), n. [L. remuneratio:
   cf. F. r['e]mun['e]ration.]
   1. The act of remunerating.

   2. That which is given to remunerate; an equivalent given, as
      for services, loss, or sufferings. --Shak.

   Syn: Reward; recompense; compensation; pay; payment;
        repayment; satisfaction; requital.

Source : WordNet®

remuneration
     n 1: something that remunerates; "wages were paid by check"; "he
          wasted his pay on drink"; "they saved a quarter of all
          their earnings" [syn: {wage}, {pay}, {earnings}, {salary}]
     2: the act of paying for goods or services or to recompense for
        losses; "adequate remuneration for his work"