unremunerative
Producing no financial return
Unremunerative means not profitable or not adequately compensated: unremunerative work, an unremunerative investment.
The word appears in formal or business contexts to describe ventures, occupations, or arrangements that fail to provide sufficient financial return: Teaching remains unremunerative despite its social importance.
Producing no financial gain
- loss-makingFailing to profit
- uneconomicNot financially viable
- deficitAmount still owed
- lossBeing without something
costly · unsustainable · nonprofitable · break-even · marginal · unviable · uncommercial · unrewarding
Producing no useful outcome
- futileIncapable of producing results
- unproductiveFailing to achieve results
- vainExcessively proud or futile
- pointlessLacking any purpose
bootless · unavailing · ineffectual · barren · sterile · profitless · worthless · hollow
Not rewarded with appreciation
- unappreciatedNot given due recognition
- unrewardingLacking satisfying payoff
- ungratifyingFailing to satisfy
- unfulfillingLacking emotional reward
unsatisfying · unacknowledged · unrecognized · overlooked · undervalued · disheartening · discouraging · inglorious
Not yet compensated
- uncompensatedNot paid for work
- unsalariedNot receiving regular wages
- voluntaryDone by choice
- honoraryGiven as distinction
gratuitous · volunteer · donated · gratis · free · nonpaying · wageless · unfunded
unprofitable
Producing no financial gain
- loss-makingFailing to profit
- uneconomicNot financially viable
- deficitAmount still owed
loss · costly · unsustainable · nonprofitable · break-even · marginal · unviable · uncommercial · unrewarding · insolvent
fruitless
Producing no useful outcome
- futileIncapable of producing results
- unproductiveFailing to achieve results
- vainExcessively proud or futile
pointless · bootless · unavailing · ineffectual · barren · sterile · profitless · worthless · hollow · empty
thankless
Not rewarded with appreciation
- unappreciatedNot given due recognition
- unrewardingLacking satisfying payoff
- ungratifyingFailing to satisfy
unfulfilling · unsatisfying · unacknowledged · unrecognized · overlooked · undervalued · disheartening · discouraging · inglorious · menial
unpaid
Not yet compensated
- uncompensatedNot paid for work
- unsalariedNot receiving regular wages
- voluntaryDone by choice
honorary · gratuitous · volunteer · donated · gratis · free · nonpaying · wageless · unfunded
unremunerativeremunerative
Yielding financial gain
profitable · lucrative · gainful · paying · moneymaking
remuneration, remunerate, remunerative, remunerated, remunerating, remunerations, remunerates