remunerative
/ri'mju:nərətiv/
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Financially rewarding; yielding profit or gain: Describes an activity, job, or venture that provides good financial compensation or generates a significant profit.
- For which money is paid; providing payment: Describes work or services that are compensated with money.
Usage
The adjective "remunerative" is used to describe activities, employment, or investments that are financially beneficial. It is a formal term often used in business, economic, and professional contexts. It typically precedes a noun (e.g., a remunerative position) or follows a linking verb (e.g., The work was highly remunerative).
Examples
- Adjective:
- He left his job for a more remunerative position in the private sector.
- Investing in technology stocks proved to be a remunerative decision.
- She sought remunerative work to pay off her student loans.
Advanced Usage
- "remunerative employment": Paid work or a job that offers good financial compensation.
- The new factory brought remunerative employment to the region.
- "remunerative price": A selling price that yields a good profit.
- Farmers struggled to get a remunerative price for their crops.
Variants and Related Words
- Remunerate (verb): To pay someone for services rendered or work done.
- The company will remunerate you for your consulting services.
- Remuneration (noun): Money paid for work or a service; payment.
- The total remuneration package includes salary and bonuses.
Synonyms
- Profitable: Yielding financial gain or profit.
- Lucrative: Producing a great deal of profit.
- Gainful: Serving to increase wealth or resources; providing a gain.
- Paying: Yielding a return; profitable.
Antonyms
- Unprofitable: Not yielding profit or financial gain.
- Unremunerative: Not providing financial reward.
- Charitable: Relating to the voluntary giving of help, typically not for payment.
Adjective
- producing a sizeable profit
- a remunerative business
- for which money is paid
- a paying job
- remunerative work
- salaried employment
- stipendiary services