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to remunerate
To pay someone for work performed or for a service; to pay compensation or wages.
Das Unternehmen ist bekannt dafür, seine Angestellten fair zu entlohnen.
The company is known for remunerating its employees fairly.
The verb “entlohnen” (to remunerate) is made up of the prefix “ent-” and the noun “der Lohn” (wage/pay). Here, the prefix “ent-” has the function of expressing an action in which something is given or granted—in this case, a wage.
Gute Arbeit sollte auch gut entlohnt werden.
Good work should also be well remunerated.
The prefix “ent-” is inseparable. It remains firmly attached to the verb stem “lohnen” in all tenses and sentence constructions.
Die Firma entlohnte die Praktikanten für ihre Mithilfe.
The company remunerated the interns for their help.
The verb “entlohnen” (to remunerate) is typically used with two accusative objects or with a prepositional construction: “jemanden (Akkusativ) für etwas (Akkusativ) entlohnen” (to remunerate someone for something).
Sie entlohnten den Helfer für seine schnelle Unterstützung.
They remunerated the helper for his quick support.
“Entlohnen” (to remunerate) belongs more to formal written language, especially in economic or legal contexts. It sounds more formal than the everyday word “bezahlen” (to pay).
Im Arbeitsvertrag ist genau festgelegt, wie die Mitarbeiter entlohnt werden.
The employment contract specifies exactly how the employees are remunerated.
In the figurative meaning, “entlohnen” (to reward) is very often used in the passive to express that an effort was rewarded. The subject is then the effort or the deed.
Am Ende wurde all seine Mühe mit dem ersten Platz entlohnt.
In the end, all his effort was rewarded with first place.
to pay
'bezahlen' and 'entlohnen' both have to do with money for a service or work. 'bezahlen' is the general word: you pay for goods, bills, meals, or also a service. 'entlohnen' is used mainly when a person receives pay for work or a specific service. It sounds somewhat more formal and puts more focus on the person doing the work. So you pay a bill, but you remunerate a person for their work.
Die Helfer werden für ihre Arbeit fair entlohnt.
The helpers are paid fairly for their work.
Mein Kollege bezahlte am Montag die Hotelrechnung.
My colleague paid the hotel bill on Monday.