REMUNERATIVE

compensable, paying, remunerative, salaried, stipendiary

(adjective) for which money is paid; “a paying job”; “remunerative work”; “salaried employment”; “stipendiary services”

lucrative, moneymaking, remunerative

(adjective) producing a sizeable profit; “a remunerative business”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

remunerative

Offering compensation, usually financial; rewarding; lucrative.

Source: Wiktionary


Re*mu"ner*a*tive (r-m"nr--tv), a. Etym: [Cf.F. rémun.]

Definition: Affording remuneration; as, a remunerative payment for services; a remunerative business. -Re*mu"ner*a*tive*ly, adv.

– Re*mu"ner*a*tive*ness, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

19 April 2025

CATCH

(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”


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Coffee Trivia

The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.

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