Antonyms for unremunerative


Grammar : Adj
Spell : ri-myoo-ner-uh-tiv, -nuh-rey-tiv
Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈmyu nər ə tɪv, -nəˌreɪ tɪv


Definition of unremunerative

Origin :
  • 1620s, "inclined to remunerate," from remunerate + -ive. From 1670s as "rewarding;" 1859 as "profitable." Related: Remuneratively; remunerativeness.
  • As in unprofitable : adj producing no profit or gain
  • As in unprofitable : adj not profitable
Example sentences :
  • She was so slow as to be unremunerative, as compared with horses.
  • Extract from : « History of Steam on the Erie Canal » by Anonymous
  • Duty is unremunerative here, but amusing oneself is remunerative.
  • Extract from : « The Rubicon » by E. F. Benson
  • Not so much because the taxes are heavy as because they are unremunerative.
  • Extract from : « The Cradle of Mankind » by W.A. Wigram
  • These were found to be unremunerative, and it was necessary to substitute others for them.
  • Extract from : « Elizabeth Gilbert and Her Work for the Blind » by Frances Martin
  • I am nearly dead with dyspepsia, over-smoking, and unremunerative overwork.
  • Extract from : « Vailima Letters » by Robert Louis Stevenson
  • Sewell, who held only an unremunerative claim, was already an influence in the Green River country.
  • Extract from : « Delilah of the Snows » by Harold Bindloss
  • Into some of these speculations Irving put his savings; the investments were as permanent as they were unremunerative.
  • Extract from : « Washington Irving » by Charles Dudley Warner
  • Sometimes such schemes are abandoned at the last moment because too costly or too unremunerative.
  • Extract from : « The Waters of Edera » by Louise de la Rame, a.k.a. Ouida
  • Therefore, no more of unremunerative public life for him—no more waste of time in the Legislature.
  • Extract from : « The Life of John Marshall (Volume 2 of 4) » by Albert J. Beveridge
  • As a set-off against the unremunerative character, to say the least, of small deposits, no limit should be placed on large ones.
  • Extract from : « A History of Banks for Savings in Great Britain and Ireland » by William Lewins

Synonyms for unremunerative

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