lønnet

Lønnet is a Danish adjective meaning paid or compensated, typically used to describe work or employment that receives a wage or salary. It is derived from the noun løn, meaning wage or salary, and the past participle suffix -net formed from the verb lønne (to reward, to remunerate). In modern Danish, lønnet distinguishes remunerated activity from unpaid or voluntary work.

Lønnet is commonly used in phrases such as lønnet arbejde (paid work), lønnet stilling or lønnet ansættelse (paid employment), and lønnet undervisning (paid teaching). It often appears in job advertisements and labor-market discussions to indicate that a position or activity carries compensation. The opposite term is ulønnet, meaning unpaid.

In usage, lønnet can describe both the nature of the employment and the status of the person performing it—e.g., a lønnet medarbejder (a paid employee) or lønnet beskæftigelse (paid employment). While historically the concept of paid versus unpaid labor has broader social and economic implications, in contemporary Danish it primarily signals remuneration.

Related terms include løn, the wage or salary itself, and ulønnet, unpaid. Lønnet is also found in contexts such as freelance or contract work when compensation is provided, though in some cases synonyms like betalt (paid) or aflønnet are used depending on nuance.