B2adjective · rare

lucrative

lucrative · more lucrative · most lucrative

прибыльный, приносящий прибыль, окупаемый

rentabel, lukrativ

Producing a surplus; profitableProducing a surplus; profitable.

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UK/ˈluː.kɹə.tɪv/US/ˈlu.kɹə.tɪv/

» I think that could be a lucrative deal.

Я думаю, це може бути вигідною угодою.

Meaning

2 senses

Producing a surplus; profitable.
lukrativ, rentabel
при́быльныйpríbylʹnyj, окупа́емыйokupájemyj, принося́щий при́быльprinosjáščij
producing a sizeable profit
Of a target: worth attacking; whose destruction is militarily useful.

Examples

29 sentences

I think that could be a lucrative deal.
Я думаю, це може бути вигідною угодою.
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Waiting tables in Boston can be very lucrative.
Робота офіціантом у Бостоні може бути дуже прибутковою.
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Tom was awarded a lucrative contract.
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Algeria needs to develop lucrative fields.
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Waiting tables in Boston can be lucrative.
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Translations

8 languages

Русский

By meaning 1

producing a surplus:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

producing a surplus:

Origin

Borrowed from French lucratif, from Latin lucrativus (“profitable”), from lucratus, past p

Borrowed from French lucratif, from Latin lucrativus (“profitable”), from lucratus, past participle of lucror (“to gain”), from lucrum (“gain”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *leh₂w- (“profit, gain”). Compare Spanish lucrar. By surface analysis, lucre + -ative.

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