lucrativelu‧cra‧tive /ˈluːkrətɪv/ ●○○ adjective 
He inherited a lucrative business from his father.
WORD ORIGINlucrative
Origin:
1400-1500 Latin lucrativus, from lucrari ‘to gain’, from lucrum; ➔ LUCREEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- a lucrative business
- An increase in consumer demand has made sports shoe retailing a lucrative business.
- Catering is a very lucrative business if you succeed in it.
- Sam's journalistic work was much more lucrative than his painting had ever been.
- There is still an illegal but lucrative trade in ivory between Africa and South-East Asia.
- Transferred from Barcelona to Naples, Maradona signed a highly lucrative three-year contract.
- At $ 40 million a year, the printer advertising account is considered a lucrative prize and is being hotly contested.
- Financial services is a lucrative business when one actually succeeds in organising the finance, endowment policies, term policies and so on.
- If form holds, the pros' tips will be intriguing, well-researched and potentially lucrative.
- Johnston said the contract was exploitative and restrictive, with the financial arrangements much less lucrative than she'd expected.
- Massive spamming has turned what was an amusing annoyance into a lucrative business that profits by violating the pre-commercial Internet ethic.
- Mr Moore had recently discovered how lucrative preventive dentistry could be, and Mrs Moore was dressed accordingly.
- Only his progress to the second round of Wimbledon last year proved more lucrative.
Longman Language Activatorwords for describing a job that you earn a lot from
· There are not enough women in well-paid, responsible jobs.
if work or a job pays well , the workers are paid a lot of money for doing it: · Boring jobs often pay well.· Modelling usually pays very well but the work is not very regular.
work or a particular type of business that is lucrative earns a lot of money for the people who do it: · Transferred from Barcelona to Naples, Maradona signed a highly lucrative three-year contract.· An increase in consumer demand has made sports shoe retailing a lucrative business.
when a business produces a profit a profitable business or activity makes a profit: · We don't sell children's clothes any more - it wasn't profitable enough.· It's only in the last year that our business has become profitable. Before that we were just managing to cover our costs.
a type of business or activity that is lucrative produces a very large profit: · Catering is a very lucrative business if you succeed in it.· Sam's journalistic work was much more lucrative than his painting had ever been.· There is still an illegal but lucrative trade in ivory between Africa and South-East Asia.
British informal a business or product that produces a large profit: · The little bar turned out to be a real moneyspinner.· The toy companies are always trying to find another money-spinner like Monopoly or the Barbie doll.
informal a small business, especially a shop or restaurant, that produces a very large profit: · It's just a scruffy little beach café, but in summer it's an absolute goldmine.· I bet that corner shop's a goldmine.
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COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY He inherited a lucrative business from his father.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB
a job or activity that is lucrative lets you earn a lot of money SYN profitablelucrative business/market/contract etc He inherited a lucrative business from his father.· The North-West programme franchise remains highly lucrative, with under three years to go before renewal or a reshuffle.
· Films are more lucrative because there is a genuine market.· Consequently, Iridium will need to rely on more lucrative business customers than it had envisioned.· As they progressed in the king's confidence and service, their benefices became more numerous and more lucrative.· In frustration, she quit her cashier job after several months for a more lucrative position as a bank teller.· Many farmers had given up working the land because of low rates of return and had turned to producing more lucrative goods.· But once a manager makes it through the early tough years, the job becomes much more lucrative.· But Bond only had a license to kill - arms dealers have something much more lucrative, as Janice Turner discovered.· What they both must have had in mind was a different future for Ameliaone much more lucrative than her past.
· Soon the most lucrative function of the resurrected orbital was as an alien adventure park.· The most lucrative, in terms of quick turnover, was a deal he helped arrange while governor with former Tennessee Sen.· This meant obvious limits on capacity and above all it meant no cars and no lorries which were the most lucrative traffic.· That would have made it the most lucrative such deal in college sports history.· Military orders, being the most lucrative contracts, took precedence over civilian projects.· But his most lucrative innovation was the creation of official monopolies to produce and market alcohol, salt and opium.· His most lucrative business, though, was the bets.· It may not have been the most lucrative land scam in United States history, but it ranked somewhere near the top.
· Skirmishes are already going on as rivals battle to gain control of potentially lucrative new domains such as.pro.· Fielding much of the potentially lucrative interest in McCarthy, D-N.· These are potentially lucrative crops, but they involve enormous inputs of capital and expensive investment in irrigation.· If form holds, the pros' tips will be intriguing, well-researched and potentially lucrative.· The details remain unclear, but the scuffle is probably best described as potentially lucrative for Mr Tyler.
· The village ladies were polite and charming, but, despite Stella Felham's enthusiasm, the events were never very lucrative.· There is, in fact, a glittering array of dignified and sometimes very lucrative offices open to members of the Bar.· Cash crops can also, of course, be commercially very lucrative, but only when they are acceptable on the world market.· Langley's northern eyre was a very lucrative one and undoubtedly caused murmurings.· This, the government believes, will be a very lucrative source of income.
NOUN· The country's railway network was expanding rapidly and the manufacture of steel rails was a lucrative business for Sheffield firms.· Consequently, Iridium will need to rely on more lucrative business customers than it had envisioned.· His most lucrative business, though, was the bets.· Massive spamming has turned what was an amusing annoyance into a lucrative business that profits by violating the pre-commercial Internet ethic.· Financial services is a lucrative business when one actually succeeds in organising the finance, endowment policies, term policies and so on.· Instead, he appears to have transferred operations to Bosnia for the much more lucrative business of war.
· Before the accident he was enjoying a lucrative career on the Senior Tour.
· It wants the money spent on public infrastructure, providing lucrative contracts for business.· They had received some excellent, lucrative contracts.· When the Tories crested to power in 1710, Barber landed some lucrative contracts.· The lobbies of Baghdad's five-star hotels are packed with businessmen fighting over lucrative contracts.· Swan was the favourite to secure the lucrative contract until the yard was placed in receivership in May.· Military orders, being the most lucrative contracts, took precedence over civilian projects.· They were chuffed when one of the majors offered her the lucrative contract.· Both are still locked in commercial combat over the lucrative contract to refit Britain's Trident submarine fleet.
· The Texas Faculty Association has complained that the lucrative deals are a waste of tax dollars.
· For his pains in defending Paisley, Boal was fired from his lucrative job as counsel to the Attorney-General.· Coming out of college, she turned down several lucrative job offers and made just $ 17, 000 two years ago.· It also dampened recent speculation that Tabai was seeking lucrative jobs outside Kiribati.
· While they might have looked out of place next to the modern heavy metal, they are vying for a lucrative market.· The two also are competing in the lucrative market for business software.
· Lady Thatcher caused a storm by considering the lucrative offer.· In fact, the salespeople in this study were very mobile; they were constantly receiving lucrative offers to join competitors.· Business school graduates are also enjoying lucrative offers.
· The seeds may also be a lucrative source of high quality seed oil, rich in unsaturated fatty acids.· This, the government believes, will be a very lucrative source of income.· Charging to park on the playground can be a lucrative source of funds.
· Again, there was no assault made on mourning stationery or the extremely lucrative trade in mourning jewellery.· The extremely lucrative trade in endangered species is proving irresistible to countries in grave currency crisis.· The result is a big demand for donated kidneys - which agents have been quick to turn into lucrative trade.
He inherited a lucrative business from his father.