lucrative

English

Etymology

From French lucratif, from Latin lucrativus (“profitable”), from lucratus, past participle of lucrari (“to gain”), from lucrum (“gain”).

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 (1) 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) Romanian: lucrativ (ro) Russian: прибыльный (ru), окупаемый (ru), приносящий (ru) прибыль (ru) 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 f.

1. feminine form of lucratif

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Italian

Adjective

lucrative f.

1. Feminine plural form of lucrativo

Anagrams

• reclutavi