adjective
lucrative
LOO-kruh-tihv
adjective
1
Generating a lot of profit; financially rewarding.
"She left teaching for a more lucrative career in finance."
"The company signed a lucrative deal with a major retailer."
How to Use Lucrative
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishDescribes something — usually a job, deal, or business — that makes good money.
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Common pairings
lucrative deal
lucrative contract
lucrative career
highly lucrative
Word Forms
more lucrative comparative, most lucrative superlative
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Etymology
From French lucratif, from Latin lucrativus ("profitable"), ultimately from lucrum, meaning "gain" or "profit."