lucrative Definition
lu·cra·tive (lo̵̅o̅′krə tiv)
adjective
producing wealth or profit; profitable; remunerative a lucrative investment
Etymology: ME lucratif < L lucrativus < pp. of lucrari, to gain < lucrum: see lucre
lucrative Related Forms
lu′·cra·tively adverb
lu′·cra·tive·ness noun
lucrative Synonyms
lucrative Usage Examples
Modifying Another Word
- potentially: With First moving out of the market, there's a gap for another operator to move in to a potentially lucrative market.
- hugely: It provides a way out of the current 'A ' level exam fiasco and, as such, may be hugely lucrative.
- highly: To date the building has proven to be a highly lucrative investment.
- extremely: Steve is presently trying to prevent an extremely lucrative client from giving him the slip.
- equally: Equally lucrative is the narcotics trade which generates a staggering $ 500 billion per annum.
- increasingly: The report is a unique and original analysis of the increasingly lucrative area of movie sequels.
Preposition: for
- company: With property prices rising, this can be very lucrative for companies.
- investor: This ever strengthening tourist market could prove lucrative for British investors considering a buy-to-let property purchase.
- publisher: To suggest that it's lucrative for a few publishers is ridiculous.
- manufacturer: The wearing of black was well established and became quite lucrative for manufacturers of crepe, such as Pryce-Jones in Newtown.
Modifies a noun
- sideline: I always thought it was a vocation they felt to serve their fellow man, not a lucrative sideline.
- contract: The contract he signed was then the most lucrative contract in sports history: a 10-year deal worth $ 252 million.
- franchise: Start a lucrative management franchise in the handyman business, a £ 28 billion market in the UK.
- market: In Japan a lucrative market for elderly gamers has risen within their aging society.
- bid: Ran the company lucrative bids a major issue of assets.
- niche: Fitness instruments make up a lucrative niche in the Finnish consumer electronics industry.
Used with adjective complement

