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lucrative

adjective
lu·​cra·​tive | \ ˈlü-krə-tiv How to pronounce lucrative (audio) \

Definition of lucrative

: producing wealth : profitable
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Other Words from lucrative

lucratively adverb
lucrativeness noun

Synonyms & Antonyms for lucrative

Synonyms

economic, fat, gainful, juicy, money-spinning [chiefly British], moneymaking, paying, profitable, remunerative

Antonyms

unprofitable

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Examples of lucrative in a Sentence

Their success has given Gladwell an active, and extremely lucrative, second career as a public speaker. Much in demand, he is paid in the neighborhood of $40,000 per lecture. — Rachel Donadio, New York Times Book Review, 5 Feb. 2006 Clubs take care of their star and other best players first, paying them lucrative salaries. By the time they get to the bottom half of the roster, they would not have enough money left to pay veterans worthwhile salaries … — Murray Chass, New York Times, 16 Aug. 1994 Since the health care industry is lucrative and largely insulated from the usual disciplines of the marketplace, it has been able to absorb an ever-growing fraction of the gross domestic product. — Marcia Angell, New England Journal of Medicine, 17 June 1993 The learned profession of the law was certainly not behind any other learned profession in its Bacchanalian propensities; neither was Mr. Stryver, already fast shouldering his way to a large and lucrative practice, behind his compeers in this particular, any more than in the drier parts of the legal race. — Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities, 1859 The business has proved to be highly lucrative. the hired gun's mission was to turn the failing store into a lucrative operation
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 Now that executive producer Ryan Murphy has gone on to a lucrative deal with Netflix, here’s his new comedy on the streaming platform. — oregonlive, "Fall TV 2019 highlights: ‘Stumptown,’ ‘Country Music,’ and more shows worth checking out," 31 Aug. 2019 The Dolphins could even issue Tunsil a franchise tag in 2021 to delay a lucrative, long-term deal, similar to the Clowney-Texans ordeal. — Safid Deen, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Jadeveon Clowney does not want to play for Dolphins. Here’s what it could mean for Laremy Tunsil | Analysis," 30 Aug. 2019 According to Forbes, he is set to bring in $86 million off-court this year, thanks to lucrative deals with Rolex, Credit Suisse, Mercedes-Benz and Uniqlo, which lured him away from Nike with a 10-year, $300 million offer in 2018. — Daniel Rapaport, SI.com, "TennisCon: An Inside Look Into the Frenetic Week Before the U.S. Open," 28 Aug. 2019 Businessmen, including Alibaba's Jack Ma, have invested billions in the Chinese Super League which has resulted in a number of foreign footballers moving to China on lucrative deals. — Aimee Lewis, CNN, "Brazilian-born striker Elkeson set to play for China," 21 Aug. 2019 Exhibit 10 contracts also can be converted to more lucrative two-way deals before the season starts. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Point Loma Nazarene’s Daulton Hommes signs with San Antonio Spurs," 21 Aug. 2019 Former Orlando Magic coach Stan Van Gundy is leaving ESPN and has signed a lucrative deal to become an NBA game analyst for Turner Sports. — Mike Bianchi, orlandosentinel.com, "Adrian Heath on playing Orlando City: ‘It’ll never, ever, ever be just another game’ | Commentary," 16 Aug. 2019 But with their own economic and political troubles at home, many have tilted toward India, looking to secure lucrative deals with the ascending economic power. — Maria Abi-habib, New York Times, "Pakistan Runs Out of Options as India Tightens Grip on Kashmir," 9 Aug. 2019 But the breach of Capital One, one of the country’s biggest issuers of credit cards, could give ammo to President Trump, who has appeared unhappy that the lucrative deal could land at Amazon. — Washington Post, "The Capital One hack couldn’t have come at a worse time for Amazon’s most profitable business," 2 Aug. 2019

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First Known Use of lucrative

15th century, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for lucrative

Middle English lucratif, from Middle French, from Latin lucrativus, from lucratus, past participle of lucrari to gain, from lucrum

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lucrative

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English Language Learners Definition of lucrative

: producing money or wealth

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lucrative

adjective
lu·​cra·​tive | \ ˈlü-krə-tiv How to pronounce lucrative (audio) \

Legal Definition of lucrative

1 : producing wealth or profit
2 : acquired, received, or had without burdensome conditions or giving of consideration

Other Words from lucrative

lucratively adverb
lucrativeness noun

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