profitable; moneymaking; remunerative: a lucrative business.
Origin: 1375–1425; late ME lucratif (< MF) < L lucrātīvus gainful, equiv. to lucrāt(us) (ptp. of lucrārī to make a profit, gain by economy; see lucre) + -īvus-ive
Main Entry: lu·cra·tive Pronunciation: 'lü-kr&-tiv Function: adjective 1: producing wealth or profit 2: acquired, received, or had without burdensome conditions or giving of consideration —lu·cra·tive·lyadverb —lu·cra·tive·nessnoun
[loo-kruh-tiv] 
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