lucrative

3 definitions found

lucrative - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Lucrative \Lu"cra*tive\, a. [L. lucrativus, fr. lucrari to gain,
     fr. lucrum gain: cf. F. lucratif. See Lucre.]
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     1. Yielding lucre; gainful; profitable; making increase of
        money or goods; as, a lucrative business or office.
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              The trade of merchandise being the most lucrative,
              may bear usury at a good rate.        --Bacon.
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     2. Greedy of gain. [Obs.]
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              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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lucrative - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  lucrative
      adj 1: producing a sizeable profit; "a remunerative business"
             [syn: lucrative, moneymaking, remunerative]

lucrative - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  23 Moby Thesaurus words for "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