lucrative
1lucrative — lu‧cra‧tive [ˈluːkrətɪv] adjective an activity, project, job etc that is lucrative makes a lot of money: • a lucrative contract to promote a new leisure centre • The change in bonus payments would be especially lucrative for top executives. * * * …
2Lucrative — Lu cra*tive, a. [L. lucrativus, fr. lucrari to gain, fr. lucrum gain: cf. F. lucratif. See {Lucre}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Yielding lucre; gainful; profitable; making increase of money or goods; as, a lucrative business or office. [1913 Webster] The… …
3lucrative — lu·cra·tive / lü krə tiv/ adj 1: producing wealth or profit 2: acquired, received, or had without burdensome conditions or giving of consideration lu·cra·tive·ly adv lu·cra·tive·ness n Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law …
4lucrative — [lo͞o′krə tiv] adj. [ME lucratif < L lucrativus < pp. of lucrari, to gain < lucrum: see LUCRE] producing wealth or profit; profitable; remunerative [a lucrative investment] lucratively adv. lucrativeness n …
5lucrative — (adj.) early 15c., from O.Fr. lucratif profitable and directly from L. lucrativus gainful, profitable, from lucratus, pp. of lucrari to gain, from lucrum gain, profit (see LUCRE (Cf. lucre)). Related: Lucratively; lucrativeness …
6lucrative — *paying, gainful, remunerative, profitable …
7lucrative — [adj] productive, well paid advantageous, cost effective, fatness, fruitful, gainful, good, high income*, in the black*, moneymaking, paying, profitable, remunerative, sweet, worthwhile; concept 334 Ant. poorly paid, unprofitable …
8lucrative — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ profitable. DERIVATIVES lucratively adverb. ORIGIN Latin lucrativus, from lucrari to gain …
9lucrative — 01. In the most [lucrative] bank robbery in history, the British Bank of the Middle East was robbed of an estimated $50 million in 1976. 02. He left a very [lucrative] position in a large computer firm to open his own business. 03. The university …
10Lucrative — To produce wealth. To be lucrative, means that an item or idea can create a large volume of income. Lucrative is generally use to describe something with the potential to make money. This can include anything from collecting coins, creating a new …
