About The Word Lucrative
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Lucrative
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What's The Definition Of Lucrative?
[adj] producing a good profit; "a remunerative business"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Lucrative: moneymaking | profitable | remunerative Related Terms | Find terms related to Lucrative: advantageous | banausic | breadwinning | compensating | compensative | compensatory | fat | gainful | good | moneymaking | paying | productive | profitable | remunerative | reparative | repaying | retributive | retributory | rewardful | rewarding | satisfying | well-paying | worthwhile See Also | Lucrative In Webster's Dictionary \Lu"cra*tive\, a. [L. lucrativus, fr. lucrari to gain,
fr. lucrum gain: cf. F. lucratif. See {Lucre}.]
1. Yielding lucre; gainful; profitable; making increase of
money or goods; as, a lucrative business or office.
The trade of merchandise being the most lucrative,
may bear usury at a good rate. --Bacon.
2. Greedy of gain. [Obs.]
Such diligence as the most part of our lucrative
lawyers do use, in deferring and prolonging of
matters and actions from term to term. --Latimer.
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