remunerative
adjective
re·mu·ner·a·tive
ri-ˈmyü-nə-rə-tiv 
-ˌrā-
1
: serving to remunerate
2
: providing remuneration : profitable
remuneratively
adverb
remunerativeness
noun
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Our investors are seeking more remunerative opportunities.
made a highly remunerative investment that will end up paying my college tuition
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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
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“Remunerative.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/remunerative. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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remunerative
adjective
re·mu·ner·a·tive
ri-ˈmyü-nə-rət-iv
-ˌrāt-
1
: serving to remunerate
2
: profitable
made a highly remunerative investment
remuneratively
adverb
remunerativeness
noun
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