"remunerative" meaning in English

See remunerative in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ɹɪˈmjuːn(ə)ɹətɪv/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-remunerative.wav [Southern-England]
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. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|remunerate|-ive|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English remunerate Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English remunerative [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "-ive", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*-iHwós", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjectival suffix", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-wós", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-īvus", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "-if", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-yf", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ive", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "remunerative", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="remunerative"> From remunerate + -ive. Head templates: {{head|en|adjective}} remunerative
  1. Offering compensation, usually financial; rewarding; lucrative. Derived forms: nonremunerative, remuneratively, remunerativeness, unremunerative Translations (Translations): remunerativo (Spanish), remuneratorio (Spanish), remunerador (Spanish)
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