Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
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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