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lu·cra·tive
(lo͞o′krə-tĭv)adj.
Producing wealth; profitable: a lucrative income; a lucrative marketing strategy.
[Middle English lucratif, from Old French, from Latin lucrātīvus, from lucrātus, past participle of lucrārī, to profit, from lucrum, profit; see lau- in Indo-European roots.]
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lucrative
(ˈluːkrətɪv)adj
producing a profit; profitable; remunerative
[C15: from Old French lucratif; see lucre]
ˈlucratively adv
ˈlucrativeness n
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lu•cra•tive
(ˈlu krə tɪv)adj.
profitable; moneymaking; remunerative: a lucrative business.
[1375–1425; late Middle English (< Middle French) < Latin lucrātīvus=lucrāt(us), past participle of lucrārī to make a profit (see lucre) + -īvus -ive]
lu′cra•tive•ly, adv.
lu′cra•tive•ness, n.
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Adj. | 1. | lucrative - producing a sizeable profit; "a remunerative business" profitable - yielding material gain or profit; "profitable speculation on the stock market" |
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lucrative
adjective profitable, rewarding, productive, fruitful, paying, high-income, well-paid, money-making, advantageous, win-win, gainful, remunerative Many of them have found lucrative jobs in private security firms.
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lucrative
adjectiveAffording profit:
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Translations
مُرْبِحُمُرْبِح، مُكْسِب
výnosnýlukrativní
indbringendelukrativ
tuottoisatuottava
unosan
hasznot hajtó
ábatasamur, gróîa-
儲かる
수지 맞는
ienesīgsizdevīgs
lönsamlukrativ
มีกำไรงาม
çok kârlıkazançlı
sinh lợi
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
lucrative
adj → einträglich, lukrativ
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
lucrative
[ˈluːkrətɪv] adj → lucrativo/a, redditizio/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
lucrative
(ˈluːkrətiv) adjective (of a job etc) bringing in a lot of money; profitable.
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lucrative
→ مُرْبِحُ výnosný indbringende lukrativ επικερδής lucrativo tuottoisa lucratif unosan vantaggioso 儲かる 수지 맞는 lucratief lukrativ lukratywny lucrativo прибыльный lönsam มีกำไรงาม kazançlı sinh lợi 有利的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009