Lucrative Definition

lo͝okrə-tĭv
adjective
Producing wealth or profit; profitable; remunerative.
A lucrative investment.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Lucrative

  • Middle English lucratif from Old French from Latin lucrātīvus from lucrātus past participle of lucrārī to profit from lucrum profit lau- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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

    From Wiktionary

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