Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Yielding suitable recompense; profitable.
- adjective Serving to remunerate.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Affording remuneration; yielding a sufficient return: as, a remunerative occupation.
- Exercised in rewarding; remuneratory.
- Synonyms Profitable, paying.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Affording remuneration.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective   Offering compensation , usuallyfinancial ;rewarding .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective producing a sizeable profit
- adjective for which money is paid
Etymologies
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Examples
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								The terms of nearly every immigration status, at least at the early stages, prohibit engaging in remunerative activity without authorization to work. 
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								The terms of nearly every immigration status, at least at the early stages, prohibit engaging in remunerative activity without authorization to work. 
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								Why didn’t another term for remunerative and likely career-oriented activity gain such worldwide use? The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010 
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								Why didn’t another term for remunerative and likely career-oriented activity gain such worldwide use? The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010 
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								A donation is called remunerative when inspired by a sentiment of gratitude for services rendered by the donee. The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 5: Diocese-Fathers of Mercy 1840-1916 1913 
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								His adventures had succeeded, both in quality of patient care, and what are termed remunerative and secure bank investments. The Times of India Anoop Kohli 2010 
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								Unless these so called remunerative projects earn any revenue which could be kept as 
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								If a permit to one of these "remunerative" areas is denied, the circus may apply to a small town outside of the "metropolis" for a few days, reapplying for a different time slot in the big city. 
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								If a permit to one of these "remunerative" areas is denied, the circus may apply to a small town outside of the "metropolis" for a few days, reapplying for a different time slot in the big city. 
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								Report, "that" the most really 'remunerative' form of 'relief' works for the unemployed would often be a course of instruction in some new trade or handicraft "Technical education is strongly recommended; Labour The History of the Fabian Society Edward R. Pease 1906 
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