remunerative
Americanadjective
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Etymology
Origin of remunerative
First recorded in 1620–30; remunerate + -ive
Explanation
When something is remunerative, it means people get paid for it. Your job is remunerative, and if your research into new farming methods leads to a big government contract, then that also could be called remunerative. Remunerative can also mean that something generates a lot of money, like the remunerative ice cream truck that appears at the park entrance on the hottest days of summer. In Latin, munus and muner- mean "gift." Re- means "again," emphasizing that the reward keeps coming, whether it is a weekly paycheck or something that continues to generate sales, like the ice cream truck.
Vocabulary lists containing remunerative
"The Blessings of Liberty and Education" by Frederick Douglass
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The Underground Railroad
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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
Put another way, yes, the Dodgers have a substantial and remunerative following in the Latino community, which is very much under siege.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 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
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