as in lucrative
yielding a profit
made a highly remunerative investment that will end up paying my college tuition
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Recent Examples of remunerative
The job was not remunerative and there was no job security.
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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
At the same time, a growing chorus of policy wonks and public officials, including yours truly, have argued that Americans shouldn’t have to buy a college degree in order to find remunerative employment.
—Frederick Hess, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024
Stable, remunerative employment reinforces good habits and discourages bad ones.
—Robert E. Lighthizer, Foreign Affairs, 9 June 2020
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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
At the same time, a growing chorus of policy wonks and public officials, including yours truly, have argued that Americans shouldn’t have to buy a college degree in order to find remunerative employment.
—Frederick Hess, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024
Stable, remunerative employment reinforces good habits and discourages bad ones.
—Robert E. Lighthizer, Foreign Affairs, 9 June 2020
See All Example Sentences for remunerative
Recent Examples of Synonyms for remunerative
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Wealthier Americans have been assisted by rising house values, lucrative stock market returns and favorable credit, while lower- and middle-income buyers have faced tighter budgets and have been hit hard by rising inflation.—
Michael Wayland,
CNBC,
20 Oct. 2025
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At the same time, alternative education pathways are proving faster, cheaper, and lucrative.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
20 Oct. 2025
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Each of the American automakers is expected to report double-digit declines in adjusted earnings per share but remain profitable on an adjusted basis, according to analyst estimates compiled by LSEG.—
Michael Wayland,
CNBC,
20 Oct. 2025
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Lending relationships are inherently more profitable for banks.—
Peter Su,
Rolling Stone,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Remunerative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remunerative. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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