lucrative

English

Etymology

From French lucratif, from Latin lucrativus (“profitable”), from lucratus, past participle of lucror (“I gain”), from lucrum (“gain”). See Spanish lucrar.

Adjective

lucrative (comparative more lucrative, superlative most lucrative)

1. producing a surplus; profitable.

Usage notes

• Said of profession, occupation, position, office, business, deal, etc.

Antonyms

• non-lucrative

Derived terms

• lucrativeness

Related terms

• lucre

Translations

producing a surplus; profitable

• Czech: výnosný (cs) m, lukrativní (cs)
• Finnish: tuottava (fi), tuottoisa (fi)
• French: lucratif (fr)
• German: lukrativ
• Greek: επικερδής (el) (epikerdís) m, κερδοφόρος (el) (kerdofóros) m, προσοδοφόρος (el) (prosodofóros) m
• Hebrew: רווחי (he) (rivḥi)

• Icelandic: arðbær (is) m, ábatasamur (is) m, arðsamur (is) m, gróða- (is)
• Irish: brabúsach (ga), éadálach (ga), gnóthachúil (ga)
• Polish: zyskowny (pl) m, lukratywny (pl) m, dochodowy (pl) m
• Romanian: lucrativ (ro)
• Russian: прибыльный (ru) (pribylʹnyj), окупаемый (ru) (okupajemyj), приносящий (ru) (prinosjaščij) прибыль (ru) (pribylʹ)
• Spanish: lucrativo (es)
• Swedish: lukrativ (sv)

External links

• lucrative in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• lucrative in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

Anagrams

• revictual, victualer

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French

Adjective

lucrative

1. feminine form of lucratif

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Italian

Adjective

lucrative f

1. Feminine plural form of lucrativo

Anagrams

• reclutavi