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Lucrative
Lu"cra*tive\, a. [L. lucrativus, fr. lucrari to gain, fr. lucrum gain: cf. F. lucratif. See Lucre.]1. Yielding lucre; gainful; profitable; making increase of money or goods; as, a lucrative business or office. The trade of merchandise being the most lucrative, may bear usury at a good rate. --Bacon. 2. Greedy of gain. [Obs.] Such diligence as the most part of our lucrative lawyers do use, in deferring and prolonging of matters and actions from term to term. --Latimer.
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Language Translation for : lucrative
Spanish:
lucrativo,
German:
einträglich,
Japanese:
もうかる
lucrative
c.1412, from L. lucrativus "gainful, profitable," from lucratus, pp. of lucrari "to gain," from lucrum "gain, profit."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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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·ly adverb —lu·cra·tive·ness noun
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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