Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Producing wealth; profitable.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Yielding lucre or gain; gainful; highly profitable: as, a lucrative transaction; a lucrative business or office.
  • Greedy of gain; self-seeking.
  • Synonyms Paying, remunerative.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Yielding lucre; gainful; profitable; making increase of money or goods.
  • adjective obsolete Greedy of gain.

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  • adjective producing a surplus; profitable.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective producing a sizeable profit

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Middle English lucratif, from Old French, from Latin lucrātīvus, from lucrātus, past participle of lucrārī, to profit, from lucrum, profit; see lau- in Indo-European roots.]

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

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Examples

  • She tried to make a go of acting, doing voice-overs for commercials which she describes as "lucrative" but a long way from her dream of top billing.

    Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011

  • Their wallets are only large enough to contain lucrative images.

    Why I Choose to Live Carfree « PubliCola 2010

  • Companies still rely strongly on outside pay consultants, and some of the same firms that advise companies on how much to give CEOs are paid even more in lucrative contracts for other services to the same companies.

    USA TODAY analysis: Many CEOs took a pay cut in 2009 2010

  • From the NYT business page: “Banks have been able to borrow money cheaply and put it to work in lucrative ways, whether using the money to make loans at higher rates or to trade in the markets.”

    Matthew Yglesias » The Fed Tightens 2010

  • Some technology firms have built up patent-licensing businesses — following the lead of companies like International Business Machines Corp. and Qualcomm Inc. — and use lawsuits as a tool to win lucrative settlements.

    Tech Firms Intensify Clashes Over Patents Don Clark 2010

  • If they do, they won't receive the coveted UEFA license allowing those who qualify to play in lucrative continental competitions like the Champions League or the Europa League.

    European Soccer Goes Feudal Gabriele Marcotti 2010

  • In my hometown the city council are essentially attempting the 80/20 split in lucrative city-centre areas.

    Matthew Yglesias » Affordable Housing Needs Housing 2009

  • The other is Hank Morris, Mr. Hevesi's former political adviser, who was accused by Mr. Cuomo of requiring money managers to pay Mr. Morris before they could win lucrative contracts from the New York fund, one of the nation's largest.

    Plea to Turn Focus to Rattner, Morris Michael Rothfeld 2010

  • Wallström said the communities in lucrative mining areas were at a particular high risk.

    Evelyn Leopold: UN Council Told to Act Against Rapists in Congo Evelyn Leopold 2010

  • Executives of the airline also said a modern fleet and the world's largest frequent-flier program will help the airline win lucrative business travel.

    Delta Refocuses Mike Esterl 2010

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  • IT business is lucrative since 1990s.

    November 20, 2007