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English
Etymology
From un- + remunerative.
Adjective
unremunerative (comparative more unremunerative, superlative most unremunerative)
- Not remunerative.
1938, Xavier Herbert, chapter VIII, in Capricornia, page 118: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 […]
1952 February, H. C. Casserley, “Permanent Wayfarings”, in Railway Magazine, page 78: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.
1961 March, “Talking of trains”, in Trains Illustrated, page 134:A very interesting development in the realm of local transport is the completion of an independent enquiry into transport services in rural areas, with particular reference to the closure of unremunerative branch lines and connections between bus and train services.