lucrative
/'lu:krətiv/
Definition
- Adjective:
- Producing a sizeable profit; yielding financial gain: Describes an activity, business, or venture that generates substantial wealth or income.
- Remunerative; financially rewarding: Indicates that something provides good financial compensation or returns.
Usage
The adjective "lucrative" is used to describe something that is profitable. It is a formal term commonly applied to businesses, careers, deals, contracts, or markets. It typically precedes a noun or follows a linking verb like "be," "seem," or "prove."
Examples
- Before a noun:
- She left her job to start a lucrative online business.
- The company secured a lucrative government contract.
- After a linking verb:
- The real estate market in the city has been very lucrative for investors.
- Selling handmade crafts online can prove surprisingly lucrative.
Advanced Usage
- "Prove lucrative": To turn out to be profitable.
- His side hustle in graphic design eventually proved lucrative.
- "Highly lucrative": An intensifier meaning extremely profitable.
- Professional sports can be a highly lucrative career for top athletes.
Variants and Related Words
- Lucrativeness (noun): The quality or state of being profitable.
- The lucrativeness of the tech industry attracts many graduates.
Synonyms
- Profitable: Yielding profit or financial gain.
- Remunerative: Providing payment or reward for work.
- Gainful: Serving to increase wealth or resources.
- Fruitful: Producing good or helpful results; can imply profitability.
Antonyms
- Unprofitable: Not yielding profit or financial gain.
- Loss-making: Causing a financial loss.
Idioms and Common Phrases
- "A lucrative sideline": A secondary activity that generates significant extra income.
- Writing e-books became a lucrative sideline for the teacher.
Adjective
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producing a sizeable profit
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a remunerative business
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