報酬|ほうしゅうhoushuu[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounremuneration; recompense; reward; toll
   その弁護士べんごしへの報酬ほうしゅうはとても高たかかった。↗

   The lawyer's fee was very high.

• Synonym報いむくいNeutralNeutral. What one's deeds bring back, good or bad — reward or retribution, as in 「努力が報われる」; 「報酬」 is the payment or goods given in return for work, help or a loan.
• Synonym褒美ほうびNeutralNeutral. A reward given to encourage or praise, as in 「ご褒美」; typically from a superior to a subordinate or to a child, not pay for services.
• Synonym対価たいかWrittenWritten/formal prose. Consideration given in exchange for something of equal value, as in 「労働の対価」; common in economic and legal contexts.
• SynonymペイNeutralNeutral loanword, leaning colloquial. Pay or wages, and also profitability, as in 「ペイする」; not a formal term for remuneration.
• Synonym礼金れいきんNeutralNeutral. Money given in thanks, notably the key money paid when renting, as in 「敷金礼金」; the emphasis is on gratitude rather than on agreed pay for work.
• Synonym賃金ちんぎんWrittenWritten/formal prose. Wages paid for labor, as in 「最低賃金」; the term of labor economics and pay discussions.
• Synonym手当てあてNeutralNeutral. Allowances and supplements, as in 「残業手当」; also means medical treatment or care.
• Synonym報奨ほうしょうWrittenWritten/formal prose. Rewarding with money, often as an institutionalized incentive scheme; 「報酬」 is simply what you receive for your work.
• Synonym恩賞おんしょうFormalFormal, archaic. A reward a lord granted a vassal for merit; carries a historical flavor absent from 「報酬」.
• Synonym謝金しゃきんWrittenWritten/formal prose. Money given as thanks, e.g. a lecture fee; a one-off token of gratitude rather than regular remuneration.
• Related報奨金ほうしょうきんWrittenWritten/formal prose. A cash bonus for good performance or achievement, as in 「報奨金制度」; it rewards results, while 「報酬」 is payment for work or services.
• Related褒賞ほうしょうWrittenWritten/formal prose. A prize or award given in recognition, as in 「褒賞を授ける」; it stresses honorary recognition rather than pay for services.
• RelatedサラリーNeutralNeutral loanword for a fixed salary, as in 「サラリーマン」; associated with white-collar company employees, not payment for a task.
• Related代償だいしょうWrittenWritten/formal prose. A price paid or sacrifice made to achieve something, as in 「大きな代償を払う」; also compensation for damage.
• Related利益りえきNeutralNeutral. Profit or benefit; it is not payment for services and overlaps with 「報酬」 only in the sense of gaining something.
• Related補償ほしょうWrittenWritten/formal prose. Compensating for a loss or damage, as in 「損害補償」; it makes up for harm, it is not pay for work.
• Related給与きゅうよWrittenWritten/formal prose. Pay and allowances from an employer, as in 「給与明細」; the formal term for employment income.
• Related給料きゅうりょうNeutralNeutral. The everyday word for salary, as in 「給料日」; the most common choice in speech, while 「報酬」 covers pay for services generally.
• Related月給げっきゅうNeutralNeutral. A monthly salary, as in 「月給制」; stresses payment by the month.
• Related特典とくてんNeutralNeutral. An extra perk or privilege, as in 「会員特典」; a bonus benefit on top, not remuneration for services.
• Related懸賞金けんしょうきんWrittenWritten/formal prose. Prize or bounty money offered for a contest or a search, as in 「懸賞金をかける」; not pay for services.
• Related俸禄ほうろくFormalFormal, archaic. A stipend paid for official duty, especially a samurai's fief income; historical flavor, unlike modern 「報酬」.

Use 「報酬」 for payment for work or services, as in 「報酬を受け取る」 and 「役員報酬」. For a salary say 「給料」 or 「給与」; for a reward or bonus, 「褒美」 or 「報奨金」; for an equivalent price paid in exchange, 「対価」. Words like 「補償」, 「代償」, 「利益」 and 「特典」 are not pay for services, and 「恩賞」 and 「俸禄」 are archaic.

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1. 業務ぎょうむや援助えんじょ、物品ぶっぴんの貸与たいよなどに対たいする、謝礼しゃれいの金銭きんせんや物品ぶっぴん。