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I'm open to sci-fi, but I was never a diehard fan. I have no idea why it keeps following me. I'm extremely lucky, I guess; it's a lucrative venue.
Yancy Butler

Meaning of "lucrative" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD LUCRATIVE

From Old French lucratif.
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PRONUNCIATION OF LUCRATIVE

lucrative  [ˈluːkrətɪv] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LUCRATIVE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Lucrative is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES LUCRATIVE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Lucre

Lucre, from the Lat. lucrum, meaning gain in terms of money or wealth within the nation. Often it is used in a negative, as in the phrase “not given to filthy lucre” from the Bible 1 Timothy 3:3. From this, the term "filthy lucre" became slang for money. The term is also the root of the word lucrative.

Definition of lucrative in the English dictionary

The definition of lucrative in the dictionary is producing a profit; profitable; remunerative.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LUCRATIVE


administrative
ədˈmɪnɪstrətɪv
collaborative
kəˈlæbərətɪv
commemorative
kəˈmɛmərətɪv
comparative
kəmˈpærətɪv
consecrative
ˈkɒnsɪkrətɪv
cooperative
kəʊˈɒpərətɪv
curative
ˈkjʊərətɪv
decorative
ˈdɛkərətɪv
evaporative
ɪˈvæpərətɪv
figurative
ˈfɪɡərətɪv
illustrative
ˈɪləstrətɪv
imperative
ɪmˈpɛrətɪv
iterative
ˈɪtərətɪv
narrative
ˈnærətɪv
operative
ˈɒpərətɪv
postoperative
pəʊstˈɒpərətɪv
preoperative
priːˈɒpərətɪv
regenerative
rɪˈdʒenərətɪv
restorative
rɪˈstɒrətɪv
ulcerative
ˈʌlsərətɪv

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LUCRATIVE

lucklessness
Lucknow
luckpennies
luckpenny
lucky
lucky bag
lucky break
lucky charm
Lucky Country
lucky dip
lucratively
lucrativeness
lucre
Lucretia
Lucretian
Lucretius
luctation
lucubrate
lucubration
luculent

WORDS THAT END LIKE LUCRATIVE

active
alternative
conservative
creative
cumulative
derivative
in the negative
indicative
informative
initiative
innovative
investigative
legislative
native
negative
qualitative
quantitative
relative
representative
sales representative
tentative

Synonyms and antonyms of lucrative in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «LUCRATIVE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «lucrative» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of lucrative

Translation of «lucrative» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LUCRATIVE

Find out the translation of lucrative to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of lucrative from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «lucrative» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

有利的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

lucrativo
570 millions of speakers

English

lucrative
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आकर्षक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مُرْبِحُ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

прибыльный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

lucrativo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

লাভজনক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

lucratif
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Menguntungkan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

lukrativ
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

儲かる
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

수지 맞는
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lucrative
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sinh lợi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இலாபகரமான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

किफायतशीर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kazançlı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

vantaggioso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

lukratywny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

прибутковий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

lucrativ
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

επικερδής
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

winsgewende
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

lönsam
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lukrativ
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of lucrative

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LUCRATIVE»

The term «lucrative» is quite widely used and occupies the 24.138 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LUCRATIVE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about lucrative

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10 QUOTES WITH «LUCRATIVE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word lucrative.
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Adrien Brody
It's great when people appreciate your work, but I don't know how seriously to take it. The amazing thing is that I found something so early that I can support myself doing, and that can even be extremely lucrative, but I love it either way.
2
Kurt Busch
Leaving a great organization and a lucrative contract is not easy, but it allows me to take a deep breath and work on things that can make me a better driver and a better person.
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Yancy Butler
I'm open to sci-fi, but I was never a diehard fan. I have no idea why it keeps following me. I'm extremely lucky, I guess; it's a lucrative venue.
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Donald Dunn
I always look back and say I should have made more. It should have been more lucrative, but it wasn't.
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Steve Forbert
I haven't had the most lucrative career. If I'm going to be completely honest, I'm a one-hit wonder.
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Jerry Hall
I'd always enjoyed acting, but modeling was so time-consuming - and lucrative - that I didn't pursue it.
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Owen Hart
I certainly would have regretted not getting into wrestling. It's been very lucrative for me and I've been fortunate to get into it and make money and not do anything stupid where I invested in something that collapsed.
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Graham Hawkes
Space exploration promised us alien life, lucrative planetary mining, and fabulous lunar colonies. News flash, ladies and gents: Space is nearly empty. It's a sterile vacuum, filled mostly with the junk we put up there.
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Kathy Ireland
Because modeling is lucrative, I'm able to save up and be more particular about the acting roles I take.
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Jason Isbell
I know it's financially lucrative to go out on my own, but I don't like it. It's really hard work, just the performance aspect. I like people who look like they've been together for too long and sound like they've been together too long. I like rock n' roll bands.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LUCRATIVE»

Discover the use of lucrative in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to lucrative and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Garage Sale and Flea Market Annual: Cashing in on Today's ...
Additional features include a directory of related resources and a list of dealers, making this book both a buying and selling aid.
Bob (NA) Huxford, 2005
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Lucrative targets: the U.S. Air Force in the Kuwaiti Theater ...
This volume focuses on the Air Force's role in the opposing Iraqi forces in the "Kuwaiti theater of operations," a relatively small region in souther Iraq and Kuwait, where Iraqi Republican Guard were concentrated.
Perry D. Jamieson, Air Force History and Museums Program (U.S.), 2001
3
The Dog Walker's Startup Guide: Create Your Own Lucrative ...
Written by a dog-walking pioneer, this book provides all the information anyone would need to start up his or her own dog walking business.
J. D. Antell, 2009
4
Lucrative Love: The Insider's Secrets to Marrying Millions!
Using his many years of business knowledge he approaches your martial and financial future as a business. As you read through the pages in this book, you'll laugh, you'll cry, and then you'll say to yourself, "Love - what was I thinking?
Tom Feltenstein, 2013
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Lucrative targets : the U.S. Air Force in the Kuwaiti ...
AIR FORCE HISTORICAL STUDIES OFFICE BOLLING AFB DC, Perry D Jamieson. airplanes under there doing that. But our guys went down under and did it anyway. So, weather is something you have to learn to take care of. That's part of ...
AIR FORCE HISTORICAL STUDIES OFFICE BOLLING AFB DC, Perry D Jamieson
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Commodity Options: Trading and Hedging Volatility in the ...
In this book, two of the field’s most respected analysts present strategies built from the ground up for commodity options.
Carley Garner, Paul Brittain, 2009
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Monopoly Rules: How to Find, Capture and Control the World's ...
This book shows you how to win and hold on to that crucial market segment that can make you rich. It provides a different way to think, take action and stay ahead of the game.
Milind M. Lele, 2006
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Hispanic Market Handbook: The Definitive Source for Reaching ...
Shares demographic trends and case studies
M. Isabel Valdés, Marta H. Seoane, 1995
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Voice for Hire: Launch and Maintain a Lucrative Career in ...
Want to get your mouth in the door and keep it inside once it’s there? Sure you do. If your voice is for hire, you need Voice for Hire. From the Trade Paperback edition.
Randy Thomas, Peter Rofe, 2010
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You're Funny!: Turn Your Sense of Humor Into a Lucrative New ...
You’re Funny! is the next best thing to being in a comedy writing class. It covers the different ways to earn a living as a comedy writer, including writing sitcoms, jokes for late night talk shows, parody, stand up, and screenwriting.
D. B. Gilles, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LUCRATIVE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term lucrative is used in the context of the following news items.
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Taking Stock (for Once), Self-Styled Hoarder Makes Lucrative Deal …
John Scioli never met a book he did not like. They loom over the doorway of the Community Bookstore in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn, his home of 30 ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
2
The unbelievably lucrative business of escape rooms - MarketWatch
You and 10 other people are locked in a room. Words, numbers and pictures are scrawled on the walls, objects scattered. A disembodied voice ... «MarketWatch, Jul 15»
3
London businesses look to lucrative future - Smallbusiness.co.uk
London businesses look to lucrative future Businesses in London are looking forward to strong turnover growth. The gap between London's ... «SmallBusiness.co.uk, Jul 15»
4
GTA 5's Humane Lab Raid receives 'lucrative' improvements
GTA 5's Humane Lab Raid receives 'lucrative' improvements. Rockstar announces double RP, double payout for yet another heist. By David ... «GameZone, Jul 15»
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Court reporting as a career offers flexibility, lucrative pay - The Daily …
Court reporting as a career offers flexibility, lucrative pay. Story · Comments · Image (2). Print: Create a hardcopy of this page; Font Size: Default ... «The Daily News Online, Jul 15»
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EU, UN say 'yes' to Iran deal - Chicago Tribune
... from the EU and the UN Security Council - with Germany's economy minister already in Tehran to lay the groundwork for lucrative new deals. «Chicago Tribune, Jul 15»
7
Equitel seeks a share of Kenya's lucrative telco market - BiztechAfrica
Equity Bank's subsidiary, Finserve Africa, has launched Equitel, a new mobile payment and banking platform for its customers, which officially ... «Biztech Africa, Jul 15»
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Golden Star Targets the Lucrative Action Sports Market Pink Sheets …
NEW YORK, July 20, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Golden Star Enterprises Ltd. (OTCPinksheets:GSPT) announces its marketing campaign ... «GlobeNewswire, Jul 15»
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2015 British Open payout: Zach Johnson wins $1.8 million in prize …
In the end Zach Johnson prevailed at St. Andrews to win the Claret Jug and $1.8 million in first-place prize money from one of the most lucrative ... «SB Nation, Jul 15»
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Sukhoi enters lucrative Chinese civil aircraft market | Russia Beyond …
Sukhoi enters lucrative Chinese civil aircraft market. July 20, 2015 Alexander Korolkov, special to RBTH. A new lease agreement with China should help Sukhoi ... «Russia Beyond the Headlines, Jul 15»

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