lucrative

  • 21lucrative — UK [ˈluːkrətɪv] / US [ˈlukrətɪv] adjective bringing a lot of money a lucrative business/deal/contract …

    English dictionary

  • 22lucrative — lu•cra•tive [[t]ˈlu krə tɪv[/t]] adj. profitable; moneymaking; remunerative: a lucrative business[/ex] • Etymology: 1375–1425; late ME (< MF) < L lucrātīvus=lucrāt(us), ptp. of lucrārī to make a profit (see lucre) + īvus ive lu′cra•tive•ly …

    From formal English to slang

  • 23lucrative — /ˈlukrətɪv / (say loohkruhtiv) adjective profitable; remunerative: a lucrative business. {Middle English, from Latin lucrātīvus} –lucratively, adverb –lucrativeness, noun …

  • 24lucrative title — see title Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …

    Law dictionary

  • 25lucrative bailee — The bailee of a lucrative bailment; a bailee for hire …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 26lucrative — adjective Etymology: Middle English lucratif, from Middle French, from Latin lucrativus, from lucratus, past participle of lucrari to gain, from lucrum Date: 15th century producing wealth ; profitable • lucratively adverb • lucrativeness noun …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 27lucrative — Synonyms and related words: advantageous, banausic, breadwinning, compensating, compensative, compensatory, fat, gainful, good, moneymaking, paying, productive, profitable, remunerative, reparative, repaying, retributive, retributory, rewardful,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 28lucrative — lu·cra·tive || luːkrÉ™tɪv adj. profitable, yielding monetary rewards, gainful …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 29lucrative — [ lu:krətɪv] adjective producing a great deal of profit. Derivatives lucratively adverb lucrativeness noun Origin ME: from L. lucrativus, from lucrat , lucrari to gain , from lucrum (see lucre) …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 30lucrative — a. Profitable, remunerative, gainful, paying …

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