Meaning & use

remunerative

adjective·Advanced

Providing good payment or profit; financially rewarding.

See it in a sentence

He left teaching for a more remunerative career in software engineering.

The consulting contract proved far more remunerative than her previous job.

A note on using this word

Remunerative is a formal word, most common in discussions of careers, contracts, or business decisions.

Words with a similar meaning

profitablelucrative

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Words with an opposite meaning

unprofitable

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