lucrative

[loo-kruh-tiv]

adjective

1. profitable; moneymaking; remunerative.

   a lucrative business.

lucrative

/ ˈluːkrətɪv /

adjective

1. producing a profit; profitable; remunerative

Other Word Forms

• lucrativeness noun
• lucratively adverb
• nonlucrative adjective
• nonlucratively adverb
• nonlucrativeness noun
• unlucrative adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of lucrative¹

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English lucratif, from Middle French, from Latin lucrātīvus “gainful,” from lucrāt(us) “profited” (past participle of lucrārī “to make a profit, gain by economy”; lucre ) + -īvus -ive

Word History and Origins

Origin of lucrative¹

C15: from Old French lucratif; see _lucre

Example Sentences

Switzerland's most lucrative exports to the US are pharmaceuticals.

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Qatar seems to have been influenced by Israel’s much-denounced Sept. 9 strike on Hamas leaders in Doha, which endangered the ruling al-Thani family’s lucrative double game.

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Two lucrative parking lots nearby remain under the control of Mathis’s Nashville Church of Christ.

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Robert Millspaugh’s insurance documents show how lucrative the rehab business can be.

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These applications tend to be more lucrative, as well.

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