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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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

Some who left for the pros are seeking to play college ball again because it’s more remunerative.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

These settlements were not very remunerative for the people affected by DoorDash’s practices; the 2024 agreement paid out just an average of $25 per rejected applicant.

From Slate • Oct. 22, 2025

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 government said that farmers would still be able to export other kinds of rice, including long-grain basmati, ensuring they "get the benefit of remunerative prices in the international market".

From BBC • Jul. 20, 2023

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

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