Remunerated

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. Being paid for services provided or work done in various capacities
2. Receiving a form of compensation or reward for one's professional contributions or tasks performed
3. Having received payment or financial reward for work completed or services rendered

Etymology: "Remunerated" is the past form of "remunerate," and the verb's history starts with a gift. Its ancestor is Latin "remūnerārī," meaning "to reward," built from "mūnus," a word for a gift or service. That same root gives English "munificent," which describes someone generous with gifts, so the two words are close relatives despite their different feel. The prefix "re-" here carries the sense of giving back. A reward was originally a return for something received, so the idea of payment was present from the start. The Latin root also shows up in "remuneration," the noun for the payment itself. The word is unrelated to "money," despite the financial sense it now carries. Its link to payment is through the notion of reciprocal giving, not through any coinage or monetary term.

Synonyms: compensated, paid, rewarded, reimbursed, recompensed