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 Stable, remunerative employment reinforces good habits and discourages bad ones. Robert E. Lighthizer, Foreign Affairs, 9 June 2020 While those with investments in the stock market see the ongoing rout as a sign to cut their losses and move money to safer, more remunerative markets. Paolo Confino, Fortune, 13 Feb. 2024 But teaching hospitals typically pay residents and fellows the same stipend for each year of training, regardless of specialty, financially incentivizing hospitals to train doctors in more remunerative specialties. Abraham Nussbaum and Renee Y. Hsia, STAT, 2 Nov. 2023 Of the twenty-five most remunerative majors, two are economics and business; the rest are technical. Ryan Craig, Forbes, 5 May 2023 See All Example Sentences for remunerative
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Adjective
  • Furthermore, the midfielder isn’t expected to play any part in this summer’s Club World Cup that has been reimagined by organizers FIFA and offers lucrative paydays for participation and getting far in the tournament.
    Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
  • Many left for shale drilling areas like the Bakken in North Dakota or the Permian Basin in southern New Mexico and Texas where drilling on private land was more productive, lucrative and economical.
    Kirk Siegler, NPR, 24 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Well, unfortunately, division is very profitable in America.
    ABC News, ABC News, 20 Apr. 2025
  • During the pandemic, Roman started his most dominate run: A game-changing era as champion that lasted 1,316 days and anchored WWE to their most profitable time ever.
    Shaheem Reid, Variety, 19 Apr. 2025

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“Remunerative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remunerative. Accessed 1 May. 2025.

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