lucrative
profitable; moneymaking; remunerative: a lucrative business.
Origin of lucrative
1Other words from lucrative
- lu·cra·tive·ly, adverb
- lu·cra·tive·ness, noun
- non·lu·cra·tive, adjective
- non·lu·cra·tive·ly, adverb
- non·lu·cra·tive·ness, noun
- un·lu·cra·tive, adjective
Words Nearby lucrative
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How to use lucrative in a sentence
It’s very lucrative for a certain population of contractors.
They Know How to Prevent Megafires. Why Won’t Anybody Listen? | by Elizabeth Weil | August 28, 2020 | ProPublicaOne deal that may be his most lucrative — though we’re merely guessing — is Shopify, which is now Canada’s most valuable corporation with a market cap of $130 billion.
Laura Deming, Frederik Groce, Amish Jani, Jessica Verrilli and Vanessa Larco are coming to Disrupt | Connie Loizos | August 28, 2020 | TechCrunchAmazon’s success has made it clear just how lucrative of a business advertising can be for retailers.
What a Walmart-Microsoft bid for TikTok could mean for e-commerce | Anna Hensel | August 28, 2020 | DigidayDespite such lucrative payouts, there are few significant crypto mining operations in North America.
Cryptocurrencies have also emerged as a lucrative option because they have outperformed all other asset classes.
Bitcoin’s stellar returns don’t make it a safe bet for Indian savers | Prathamesh Mulye | August 27, 2020 | Quartz
Dance instructors run a lucrative trade offering private lessons to couples before their wedding receptions, typically the tango.
Iran’s Becoming a Footloose Nation as Dance Lessons Spread | IranWire | January 2, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTThere is no doubt Shadman used his contacts to start a very lucrative business providing services to Special Forces units.
Add on some lucrative sponsorship deals with Pepsi, Adidas, and Turkish Airlines, and he takes home about $65 million a year.
There is certainly a lucrative yet dignified sweet spot between small time micro-brewer and soulless mass-producer.
House of the Witch: The Renegade Craft Brewers of Panama | Jeff Campagna | November 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd this week CNPC agreed to buy 10 percent of Vankorneft, a Rosneft subsidiary, which operates the lucrative Vankor oil field.
Those who can get enough to invest in an organ or a discordeon abandon the Bible business, which is not lucrative.
Friend Mac Donald | Max O'RellHis own wish was to keep the Treasurership, which was both the more lucrative and the more secure of his two places.
The History of England from the Accession of James II. | Thomas Babington MacaulayYou have large grants, a lucrative employment in Holland, a fine house.
The History of England from the Accession of James II. | Thomas Babington MacaulayHe was M.P. for Whitchurch in four successive Parliaments, and held a series of important or lucrative offices.
Private Letters of Edward Gibbon (1753-1794) Volume 1 (of 2) | Edward GibbonIn some inland districts beans of the castor oil plant, which grows in great abundance, are a lucrative article of trade.
British Dictionary definitions for lucrative
/ (ˈluːkrətɪv) /
producing a profit; profitable; remunerative
Origin of lucrative
1Derived forms of lucrative
- lucratively, adverb
- lucrativeness, noun
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