Remunerative
adj.capable, hopefulformal
What it means
Providing worthwhile financial payment or profit.
Reach for it when describing work or activity by its monetary return
Repairing scientific instruments became a remunerative specialty.
Choose between these
6- playful
money-making
commercial return is stated casually
not when The phrase can sound mercenary.
- everyday
earnings are unusually high
not when Lucrative is a stronger claim.
- everyday
well-paid
compensation for work is directly meant
not when Well-paid does not imply business profit.
- warm
the activity provides value or satisfaction
not when Rewarding may be entirely nonfinancial.
- professional
revenue exceeds cost
not when Profitability applies beyond personal pay.
- formal
employment produces income
not when Gainful says little about amount.
Said against
3- unprofitable
- unpaid
- loss-making
It naturally appears in
3- remunerative work
Translation became remunerative work after she specialized.
- highly remunerative
The patent proved highly remunerative for the small laboratory.
- remunerative occupation
Clock repair was once a remunerative occupation there.
Where this comes from
- wiktionary, English adjective sense: financially rewarding opens in a new tab · retrieved 2026-07-26
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