lucrative
adjective
profitable; moneymaking; remunerative.
lucratively
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a word derived from
lucrative.
Example Sentences
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As has become the norm, the draw is arranged so that fierce rivals England and Australia, and more lucratively, India and Pakistan meet in the first round.
From BBC ● May 31, 2024
Holdeman points to the skilled and lucratively paid Puget Sound Pilots, who meet thousands of ships offshore from Port Angeles, guiding them through the local waterways.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 26, 2024
Mr. Fields cultivated the impression that he had never lost a case, yet all but a handful of lawsuits were settled out of court and not always as lucratively as his clients had expected.
From New York Times ● Aug. 8, 2022
Surely, it must be unnerving to discover that a colleague has lied repeatedly, elaborately and lucratively about his life.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 4, 2019
He combined, lucratively, the offices of town veterinarian and apothecary, and had written an authoritative book, "The Science of Truffle Hunting."
From The Sin of Monsieur Pettipon and other humorous tales by Richard Connell
