Monday, January 5, 2015

Word of the Day

remunerative
 \ ri-MYOO-ner-uh-tiv, -nuh-rey-tiv \, adjective;  
1.affording remuneration; profitable: remunerative work .
2.that remunerates.

Quotes:
I was alluding more particularly to the fact that I found the affair financially remunerative .
-- P. G. Wodehouse, "The Inimitable Jeeves," 1923

But his interest was professional, was shrewd, was remunerative .
-- Martin Amis, "The Information," 1995

Origin:
Remunerative  comes from the verb remunerate , which in turn stems from the Latin verb remūnerāri , meaning "to repay."