Meaning & use
lucrative
Producing a great deal of profit or financial gain.
See it in a sentence
She left teaching for a more lucrative career in software engineering.
The lucrative contract doubled the small firm's annual revenue overnight.
A note on using this word
Lucrative describes activities or deals, not people; say 'a lucrative business,' not 'a lucrative person.'
Words with a similar meaning
profitablegainful
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Words with an opposite meaning
unprofitable
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