[syn: lucrative, moneymaking, remunerative]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Remunerative \Re*mu"ner*a*tive\ (r?-m?"n?r-?-t?v), a. [Cf.F.
r['e]mun?ratif.]
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.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
remunerative
adj 1: for which money is paid; "a paying job"; "remunerative
work"; "salaried employment"; "stipendiary services"
[syn: compensable, paying(a), remunerative,
salaried, stipendiary]
2: producing a sizeable profit; "a remunerative business" [syn:
lucrative, moneymaking, remunerative]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
27 Moby Thesaurus words for "remunerative":
advantageous, banausic, breadwinning, compensating, compensative,
compensatory, fat, gainful, good, lucrative, moneymaking, of value,
paying, productive, profitable, reparative, repaying, retributive,
retributory, rewardful, rewarding, satisfying, valuable,
well-paying, well-spent, worthwhile, yielding a return