remunerative
adjective
re·mu·ner·a·tive
ri-ˈmyü-nə-rə-tiv 
-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
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One of higher education’s unsung scandals is enrollment caps for the most remunerative majors, namely the most technical and scientific.
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Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
Rather, Lucy’s choice of John feels sneakily practical in its way—a reprieve from the hustle, the quest for materially remunerative love that only ever feels like work.
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The job was not remunerative and there was no job security.
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Over the next few years Trump will have major influence over antitrust policy, the development and use of artificial intelligence and the growth and prevalence of cryptocurrency, to name just some of the issues of vital and remunerative interest to the tech industry.
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Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
Rather, Lucy’s choice of John feels sneakily practical in its way—a reprieve from the hustle, the quest for materially remunerative love that only ever feels like work.
—Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 21 June 2025
The job was not remunerative and there was no job security.
—Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Mar. 2025
Over the next few years Trump will have major influence over antitrust policy, the development and use of artificial intelligence and the growth and prevalence of cryptocurrency, to name just some of the issues of vital and remunerative interest to the tech industry.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2025
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“Remunerative.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/remunerative. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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remunerative
adjective
re·mu·ner·a·tive
ri-ˈmyü-nə-rət-iv
-ˌrāt-
1
: serving to remunerate
2
: profitable
made a highly remunerative investment
remuneratively
adverb
remunerativeness
noun
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