lucrative

Definitions


[ˈl(j)uːkrətɪv], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- producing a great deal of profit
(e.g: a lucrative career as a stand-up comedian)


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Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin lucrativus, from lucrat- ‘gained’, from the verb lucrari, from lucrum (see lucre)




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