remunerative

American  

[ri-myoo-ner-uh-tiv, -nuh-rey-tiv] / rɪˈmyu nər ə tɪv, -nəˌreɪ tɪv /

Sometimes remuneratory

adjective

1. affording remuneration; profitable.

   remunerative work.

2. that remunerates.

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remunerative British  

/ rɪˈmjuːnərətɪv /

adjective

1. earning money or rewards; paying

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Other Word Forms

• nonremunerative adjective
• nonremuneratively adverb
• remuneratively adverb
• remunerativeness noun
• unremunerative adjective
• unremuneratively adverb

Etymology

Origin of remunerative

First recorded in 1620–30; remunerate + -ive

Example Sentences

Collaborations can be remunerative, but they also take the startup’s time and attention and force them to balance the collaboration with their own drug development.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 31, 2025

In the long run, experts say India must modernise its agriculture, making farming more remunerative, and become more competitive to boost exports.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2025

On the other side is the warm and wildly remunerative embrace of lobbying.

From Slate • Dec. 7, 2023

A less remunerative but equally effective option is for them to place the dollars as deposits at 2.8%, and use that as collateral for yuan loans, with net gains of around 2%.

From Reuters • Aug. 31, 2023

The runaways were a different sort of beast but more remunerative.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead