单词 | remunerable |
释义 | remunerableadj. That may be remunerated or rewarded; deserving of remuneration or reward. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > reciprocal treatment or return of an action > reward or a reward > [adjective] > rewarded > capable of being rewardablec1454 remunerable1593 recompensable1648 1593 T. Nashe Christs Teares f. 65v Shall hee not (of all other) doe him the most remunerablest seruice? 1641 J. Jackson True Evangelical Temper ii. 159 The righteousnesse of the cause..is an necessary to remunerable suffering, as fuell to make a fire. 1667 G. Sikes Bk. Nature vii. 41 The service, other creatures perform to man, is not remunerable or capable of reward. 1716 M. Davies Crit. Hist. 31 in Athenæ Britannicæ III [A neutrality] which how plausible soever to the Commonalty of sure Cards or Self-Interests, is yet scarce sufferable, much less promotable or remunerable Alibi. 1859 Russell's Mag. June 204/1 These services are alone capable of being measured with each other; it is they alone that are remunerable. 1951 R. J. Deferrari tr. Hugh of St Victor On Sacraments Christ. Faith 224 For not because He himself was worthy before, was the work of virtue afterwards shown not remunerable. 2006 Army Lawyer (Nexis) 1 Mar. Time spent eating is generally not remunerable and is not considered part of the basic workday unless the employee is required to perform substantial official duties during that period. Derivatives remuneraˈbility n. [compare post-classical Latin remunerabilitas (12th cent. in a British source)] rare the fact of being able to be remunerated or rewarded. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > reciprocal treatment or return of an action > reward or a reward > [noun] > capability of being rewarded rewardableness1651 remunerability1659 1659 J. Pearson Expos. Apostles Creed xi. 750 If there were no other consideration, but..of the liberty and remunerability of human actions,..it were abundantly sufficient to render the Resurrection of our bodies highly probable. 2000 Computer Music Jrnl. 24 20/1 Who would dare judge quality in such an accelerated environment, solely preoccupied with direct remunerability? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1593 |
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