different between benevolence vs remuneration

English

Etymology

Circa 1400, original sense “good will, disposition to do good”, Old French benivolence from Latin benevolentia (also directly from Latin), literally “good will”, from bene (“well, good”) + volentia, form of vol?ns, form of vol? (“I wish”), components cognate to English benefit and voluntary, more distantly will (via Proto-Indo-European).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /b??n?v?l?ns/

Noun

benevolence (countable and uncountable, plural benevolences)

1. (uncountable) Disposition to do good.
2. (uncountable) Charitable kindness.
3. (countable) An altruistic gift or act.
4. (Britain, historical) A kind of forced loan or contribution levied by kings without legal authority, first so called under Edward IV in 1473.

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English

Etymology

From Latin rem?ner?ti?.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /r??mju?n??re???n/
• (US) IPA^(key): /r??mju?n??re???n/, /??.mju?.n?.??e?.??n/

Noun

remuneration (countable and uncountable, plural remunerations)

1. Something given in exchange for goods or services rendered.
2. A payment for work done; wages, salary, emolument.
3. A recompense for a loss; compensation.

Synonyms

• reward
• recompense
• compensation
• pay
• payment
• repayment
• satisfaction
• requital

Related terms

• remunerability
• remunerable
• remunerably
• remunerate
• remunerative
• remunerator

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Further reading

• remuneration in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• remuneration in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Anagrams

• renumeration