Definition

1. Noun:

   • Pay, remuneration, compensation: Money or payment given in return for work or services performed.
   • Fee, honorarium: A payment made to a professional person (like a lawyer, consultant, or doctor) for their services.

2. Verb (less common):

   • To remunerate, to compensate, to pay: To give someone money or a reward for work or services.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Công ty đã trả thù lao xứng đáng cho nhân viên. (The company paid its employees fair compensation.)
  • Thù lao cho luật sư sẽ được thanh toán vào cuối vụ án. (The lawyer's fee will be paid at the end of the case.)
• Verb:
  • Chúng tôi sẽ thù lao anh một khoản hợp lý cho công việc này. (We will remunerate you a reasonable amount for this job.)

Advanced Usage

• "Tiền thù lao": This phrase explicitly means "payment" or "remuneration money," emphasizing the monetary aspect.
  • Tiền thù lao cho dự án đã được chuyển khoản. (The project payment has been transferred.)
• The verb form is more formal and less frequently used in everyday conversation than the noun. The noun form is standard.

Variants and Related Words

• Lương (n): Salary, wage (typically regular payment for employment).
• Tiền công (n): Wages (often for manual or daily labor).
• Phí (n): Fee, charge (for a service, can be more general than ).
• Đền bù (v): To compensate (often for a loss or damage, not specifically for work).

Synonyms

• Remuneration: Payment for work or services.
• Compensation: Something, typically money, awarded in recognition of effort or loss.
• Fee: A payment made to a professional for advice or services.

Related Idioms

• Ăn thù lao: To receive payment (for a service). This is a neutral descriptive phrase, not an idiom with figurative meaning.
  • Các chuyên gia tư vấn đều ăn thù lao cao. (The consulting experts all receive high fees.)

noun

1. reward, pay, compensation

verb

1. to reward, to pay