remunerative

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English remunerate

Proto-Indo-European *-wós

Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder.

Latin -īvus

Old French -ifbor.

Middle English -yf

English -ive

English remunerative

From remunerate + -ive.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɹɪˈmjuːn(ə)ɹətɪv/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Adjective

remunerative

1. Offering compensation, usually financial; rewarding; lucrative.

   Joan found the work not only pleasant, but remunerative, as well.

Derived terms

• nonremunerative
• remuneratively
• remunerativeness
• unremunerative

Translations

Translations

• Spanish: remunerativo, remuneratorio, remunerador

Italian

Adjective

remunerative

1. feminine plural of remunerativo