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
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.
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Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2025
Beyond the memories, the only trace of the great man is La Casa — the rambling, Spanish-style home with a terracotta roof, stucco walls and inlaid ceramic tiles that Valenzuela built for his family during the exhilarating, and financially remunerative, days of Fernandomania.
—Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2024
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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Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2025
Beyond the memories, the only trace of the great man is La Casa — the rambling, Spanish-style home with a terracotta roof, stucco walls and inlaid ceramic tiles that Valenzuela built for his family during the exhilarating, and financially remunerative, days of Fernandomania.
—Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2024
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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Almost every startup founder dreams of explosive growth and a lucrative exit.—
Tima Bansal,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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In other words, competitors aren’t going to be bullied out of the market by Charter-Cox — especially in the lucrative mobile communications arena.—
Stephen Moore,
Boston Herald,
7 Aug. 2025
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Developing dual-use defense capabilities is also important to encourage investment and create profitable business opportunities.—
Sabbir Rangwala,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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And of course, recycling is a big and profitable part of our business as well.—
Fortune Editors,
Fortune,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Remunerative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remunerative. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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