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lucrative

luc·ra·tive

UK/ˈluː.kɹə.tɪv/ US/ˈlu.kɹə.tɪv/ uncommon

adjective

1.

producing a good profit

  • “a remunerative business”
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Origin

Borrowed from French lucratif, from Latin lucrativus (“profitable”), from lucratus, past participle of lucror (“to gain”), from lucrum (“gain”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *leh₂w- (“profit, gain”). Compare Spanish lucrar. By surface analysis, lucre + -ative.

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