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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.

lucrative - producing a sizeable profit; "a remunerative business"

moneymaking, remunerative

profitable - yielding material gain or profit; "profitable speculation on the stock market"

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

adjective

Affording profit:

advantageous, fat, moneymaking, profitable, remunerative, rewarding.

Translations

مُرْبِحُمُرْبِح، مُكْسِب

výnosnýlukrativní

indbringendelukrativ

lukrativ einträglich

επικερδής κερδοφόρος

lucrativo

tuottoisatuottava

lucratif avantageux intéressant

רווחי

unosan

hasznot hajtó

ábatasamur, gróîa-

lucroso redditizio vantaggioso lucrativo

儲かる

수지 맞는

ienesīgsizdevīgs

прибыльный приносящий окупаемый прибыль

lönsamlukrativ

มีกำไรงาม

çok kârlıkazançlı

sinh lợi

有利的赚钱

lucrative

[ˈluːkrətɪv] ADJ → lucrativo

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

lucrative

[ˈluːkrətɪv] adj [job, deal] → lucratif/ive, qui rapporte

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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/a

lucrative

(ˈluːkrətiv) adjective

(of a job etc) bringing in a lot of money; profitable.

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

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While the fiery and magnificent Spaniard, inflamed with the mania for gold, has extended his discoveries and conquests over those brilliant countries scorched by the ardent sun of the tropics, the adroit and buoyant Frenchman, and the cool and calculating Briton, have pursued the less splendid, but no less lucrative, traffic in furs amidst the hyperborean regions of the Canadas, until they have advanced even within the Arctic Circle.