lucrative

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Adjective 1.2.1 Usage notes 1.2.2 Antonyms 1.2.3 Derived terms 1.2.4 Related terms 1.2.5 Translations 1.2.6 External links 1.3 Anagrams 2 Italian 2.1 Adjective

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From French lucratif < Latin lucrativus (“‘profitable’”) < lucratus, pp. of lucrari (“‘to gain’”) < lucrum (“‘gain’”).

[edit] Adjective

lucrative (comparative more lucrative, superlative most lucrative)

1. producing a surplus; profitable

[edit] Usage notes

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

[edit] Antonyms

• non-lucrative

[edit] Derived terms

• lucrativeness

[edit] Related terms

• lucre

[edit] Translations

[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

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: aceilrtuv
• revictual
• victualer

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Adjective

lucrative f.

1. Feminine plural form of lucrativo