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lucrative

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lu·cra·tive  (lkr-tv)
adj.
Producing wealth; profitable: a lucrative income; a lucrative marketing strategy.

[Middle English lucratif, from Old French, from Latin lucrtvus, from lucrtus, past participle of lucrr, to profit, from lucrum, profit; see lau- in Indo-European roots.]

lucrative
Adjective
profitable
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Adj.1.lucrativelucrative - producing a sizeable profit; "a remunerative business"
profitable - yielding material gain or profit; "profitable speculation on the stock market"

lucrative
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lucrative [ˈluːkrətɪv] adjlucrativo

lucrative [ˈluːkrətɪv] adjlucratif/ive, rentable, qui rapporte

lucrative [ˈluːkrətɪv] adjeinträglich

lucrative [ˈluːkrətɪv] adjlucrativo/a, lucroso/a, profittevole

lucrative
adj lucrative [ˈluːkrətiv]
(of a job etc) bringing in a lot of money; profitable. voordelig, winsgewend مُرْبِح، مُكْسِب доходен výnosný lukrativ; indbringende einträglich επικερδής lucrativo tulutoov پر منفعت tuottoisa lucratif מִשתַלֵם लाभकर unosan hasznot hajtó menguntungkan ábatasamur, gróða- redditizio, proficuo もうかる 수지 맞는 pelningas izdevīgs; ienesīgs menguntungkan winstgevend innbringende, lukrativ intratny lucrativo lucrativ, profitabil прибыльный výnosný donosen profitabilan lukrativ, lönande ที่มีกำไรงาม çok kârlı 賺錢 вигідний; прибутковий نفع بخش sinh lợi 赚钱


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But in spite of his habitually dissipated mode of life, his inferior grade in the service, and his comparative youth, he occupied the honorable and lucrative position of president of one of the government boards at Moscow.
And it is to be noted, that the trade of merchandize, being the most lucrative, may bear usury at a good rate; other contracts not so.
In 1809 he was a captain in the Guards, wore medals, and held some special lucrative posts in Petersburg.
 
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