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unremunerative

adj

Etymology

From un- + remunerative.

  1. borrowed from remūnerō — “to reward”
  2. suffixed as remunerative — “remunerate + ive”
  3. prefixed as unremunerative — “un + remunerative”

Definitions

  1. Not remunerative.

    • Such a comparatively unremunerative occupation as that of carrying a few score head of cattle six times a year from Port Zodiac to Port Marivelles was not worth a ship-owner's thought […]
    • It is particularly desirable to obtain photographs of rural stations, both with and without a train, in view of the threatened wholesale closure of unremunerative branches throughout the country.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA