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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for remunerative
Adjective
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Miami is rumored to be interested in his services, and the Hurricanes are no strangers to shelling out lucrative deals to lure top passers.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
24 Jan. 2026
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There’s a housing shortage in LA, so the land will no doubt be put to better, more lucrative use.—
Charlie Fink,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The future performance of any investment or wealth management strategy, including those recommended by us, may not be profitable or suitable or prove successful.—
Heather L. Locus,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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The company became profitable after its first year of business, and revenue has climbed alongside its fleet of rentable toilets.—
Tom Huddleston Jr.
Mickey Todiwala,
CNBC,
24 Jan. 2026
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“Remunerative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remunerative. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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