lucrative

lucrative
    adj 1: producing a sizeable profit; "a remunerative business"
           [syn: {lucrative}, {moneymaking}, {remunerative}]
    

Lucrative \Lu"cra*tive\, a. [L. lucrativus, fr. lucrari to gain,
   fr. lucrum gain: cf. F. lucratif. See {Lucre}.]
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   1. Yielding lucre; gainful; profitable; making increase of
      money or goods; as, a lucrative business or office.
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            The trade of merchandise being the most lucrative,
            may bear usury at a good rate.        --Bacon.
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   2. Greedy of gain. [Obs.]
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            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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23 Moby Thesaurus words for "lucrative":
      advantageous, banausic, breadwinning, compensating, compensative,
      compensatory, fat, gainful, good, moneymaking, paying, productive,
      profitable, remunerative, reparative, repaying, retributive,
      retributory, rewardful, rewarding, satisfying, well-paying,
      worthwhile