remunerative

adjective

re·​mu·​ner·​a·​tive ri-ˈmyü-nə-rə-tiv How to pronounce remunerative (audio)
-ˌrā-
1
: serving to remunerate
2
: providing remuneration : profitable
remuneratively adverb
remunerativeness noun

Examples of remunerative in a Sentence

Our investors are seeking more remunerative opportunities. made a highly remunerative investment that will end up paying my college tuition
Recent Examples on the Web While those with investments in the stock market see the ongoing rout as a sign to cut their losses and move money to safer, more remunerative markets. Paolo Confino, Fortune, 13 Feb. 2024 But teaching hospitals typically pay residents and fellows the same stipend for each year of training, regardless of specialty, financially incentivizing hospitals to train doctors in more remunerative specialties. Abraham Nussbaum and Renee Y. Hsia, STAT, 2 Nov. 2023 Of the twenty-five most remunerative majors, two are economics and business; the rest are technical. Ryan Craig, Forbes, 5 May 2023 The brand is truly a disruptor, changing that way the landscape of the eyewear industry through its remunerative DTC platform. Ashley W. Simpson, Robb Report, 19 Apr. 2023 Others have been highly remunerative. Madison Malone Kircher, New York Times, 23 Mar. 2023 For 21-year-old Carson Pesce, the snow bounty has been remunerative. St. John Barned-Smith, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Mar. 2023 This role is likely to be remunerative. Dave Platter, Forbes, 19 July 2022 Golf should hope that DeChambeau can sand off his behavioral rough edges while continuing to pursue what is an idiosyncratic, aesthetically horrifying, paradigm-busting, extraordinarily effective, ridiculously remunerative, and just plain compelling approach to the game. John Guaspari, National Review, 26 Sep. 2021

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Word History

First Known Use

1631, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of remunerative was in 1631

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“Remunerative.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/remunerative. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

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remunerative

adjective
re·​mu·​ner·​a·​tive ri-ˈmyü-nə-rət-iv How to pronounce remunerative (audio)
-ˌrāt-
1
: serving to remunerate
2
: profitable
made a highly remunerative investment
remuneratively adverb
remunerativeness noun

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