remunerative

[ ri-myoo-ner-uh-tiv, -nuh-rey-tiv ]

/ rɪˈmyu nər ə tɪv, -nəˌreɪ tɪv /

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adjective

affording remuneration; profitable: remunerative work.

that remunerates.

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Sometimes re·mu·ner·a·to·ry

[ri-myoo-ner-uh-tawr-ee, ‐tohr-ee] /rɪˈmyu nər əˌtɔr i, ‐ˌtoʊr i/ .

Origin of remunerative

First recorded in 1620–30; remunerate + -ive

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-/, adverbre·mu·ner·a·tive·ness, nounnon·re·mu·ner·a·tive, adjectivenon·re·mu·ner·a·tive·ly, adverb

un·re·mu·ner·a·tive, adjectiveun·re·mu·ner·a·tive·ly, adverb

Words nearby remunerative

REM sleep, remuda, Remuera tractor, remunerate, remuneration, remunerative, Remus, ren, Rena, Renaissance, Renaissance man

How to use remunerative in a sentence

You argue that many of the most remunerative occupations in America are rent-seeking activities.
Why Is This Man Running for President? (Ep. 362 Update)|Stephen J. Dubner|December 19, 2019|Freakonomics
Mining and Mineral Engineering: 90% male And here are the 10 least remunerative majors—where women prevail in nine out of ten: 1.
No, Women Don’t Make Less Money Than Men|Christina Hoff Sommers|February 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
(The causal link between crime and the lack of remunerative employment is surprisingly weak).
What Does it Mean to Be Poor?|Megan McArdle|September 17, 2012|DAILY BEAST
There was a time obviously when gossip was the big thing and it was very remunerative.
Long Live the Queen!|Lloyd Grove|February 25, 2009|DAILY BEAST

Whenever a chance of more remunerative employment turned up, Aristide took it and dissolved the Agence.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol|William J. Locke
Believing that they would be remunerative, he applied for the following English patent in February, 1831.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2)|Francis Trevithick
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.
The World's Greatest Books, Vol X|Various

British Dictionary definitions for remunerative

remunerative

/ (rɪˈmjuːnərətɪv) /

adjective

earning money or rewards; paying

Derived forms of remunerative

remuneratively, adverbremunerativeness, noun

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remunerative

Origin of remunerative

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British Dictionary definitions for remunerative

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