lucrative
adjectiveBand 8
UKˈluːkrətɪv
USˈluːkrətɪv
Producing a great deal of profit.
Consulting can be a lucrative career.
They signed a lucrative contract.
Remember it
The Latin root lucrum means “profit,” helping you remember that lucrative activities produce substantial profit.
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Similar and opposite
- Similar
- profitablewell-paidmoney-making
- Opposite
- unprofitableloss-making
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