remunerative

[ ri-myoo-ner-uh-tiv, -nuh-rey-tiv ]
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adjective
  1. affording remuneration; profitable: remunerative work.

Origin of remunerative

1
First recorded in 1620–30; remunerate + -ive
  • Sometimes re·mu·ner·a·to·ry [ri-myoo-ner-uh-tawr-ee, ‐tohr-ee] /rɪˈmyu nər əˌtɔr i, ‐ˌtoʊr i/ .

Other words from remunerative

  • re·mu·ner·a·tive·ly [ri-myoo-nuh-rey-tiv-lee, -ner-uh-tiv-], /rɪˈmyu nəˌreɪ tɪv li, -nər ə tɪv-/, adverb
  • re·mu·ner·a·tive·ness, noun
  • non·re·mu·ner·a·tive, adjective
  • non·re·mu·ner·a·tive·ly, adverb
  • un·re·mu·ner·a·tive, adjective
  • un·re·mu·ner·a·tive·ly, adverb

Words Nearby remunerative

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How to use remunerative in a sentence

  • Whenever a chance of more remunerative employment turned up, Aristide took it and dissolved the Agence.

  • Believing that they would be remunerative, he applied for the following English patent in February, 1831.

  • She knew that she had chosen the most expensive and the least remunerative form of her delightful art.

    The Creators | May Sinclair
  • Any assistance which can be given in the way of remunerative work will be cheerfully rendered.

    Growing Up | Jennie M. Drinkwater
  • We started in the highest spirits, but the fountain was never remunerative, and soon its works went wrong.

British Dictionary definitions for remunerative

remunerative

/ (rɪˈmjuːnərətɪv) /


adjective
  1. earning money or rewards; paying

Derived forms of remunerative

  • remuneratively, adverb
  • remunerativeness, noun

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