lucrative

(lū'krə-tĭv)
adj.
Producing wealth; profitable: a lucrative income; a lucrative marketing strategy.

[Middle English lucratif, from Old French, from Latin lucrātīvus, from lucrātus, past participle of lucrārī, to profit, from lucrum, profit.]

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adjective

Affording profit: advantageous, fat, moneymaking, profitable, remunerative, rewarding. See get/lose.

adj

Definition: productive, well-paid
Antonyms: poorly paid, unproductive, unprofitable

IN BRIEF: Highly profitable.

She signed a very lucrative contract with the basketball association.

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• Spending, Receiving, and Possessing Wealth - lucrative: (adj) profitable; tending to or likely to make money

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - indbringende, lønnende, lukrativ, fordelagtig, givtig

Nederlands (Dutch)
lucratief, winstgevend, voordelig

Français (French)
adj. - lucratif

Deutsch (German)
adj. - lukrativ, einträglich

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - επικερδής, κερδοφόρος

Italiano (Italian)
lucrativo

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - lucrativo

Русский (Russian)
прибыльный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - lucrativo, provechoso

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - lukrativ, lönande, räntabel, fördelaktig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
有利益的, 合算的, 获利的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 有利益的, 合算的, 獲利的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 돈벌이가 되는 , 유리한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 富をもたらす, 有利な, もうかる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) ربح, رابح, مكسب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮ריווחי‬

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