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lucrative adjective [ ˈluːkrətɪv ]

• producing a great deal of profit.
• "a lucrative career as a stand-up comedian"
Similar: profitable, profit-making, gainful, remunerative, moneymaking, paying, high-income, well paid, high-paying, bankable, cost-effective, productive, fruitful, rewarding, worthwhile, advantageous, thriving, flourishing, successful, booming, going,
Opposite: unprofitable,
Origin: late Middle English: from Latin lucrativus, from lucrat- ‘gained’, from the verb lucrari, from lucrum (see lucre).


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