lucrative
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From French lucratif, from Latin lucrativus (“profitable”), from lucratus, past participle of lucrari (“to gain”), from lucrum (“gain”).
[edit] Adjective
lucrative (comparative more lucrative, superlative most lucrative)
[edit] Usage notes
- Said of profession, occupation, position, office, business, deal, etc.
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[edit] Translations
producing a surplus; profitable
[edit] External links
- lucrative in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- lucrative in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
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[edit] French
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lucrative f.
- feminine form of lucratif
[edit] Italian
[edit] Adjective
lucrative f.
- Feminine plural form of lucrativo