Synonyms for unremunerative
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : ri-myoo-ner-uh-tiv, -nuh-rey-tiv |
| Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈmyu nər ə tɪv, -nəˌreɪ tɪv |
Top 10 synonyms for unremunerative Other synonyms for the word unremunerative
Définition 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
- 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
Antonyms for unremunerative
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