lucrative, moneymaking, remunerative
(adjective) producing a sizeable profit; “a remunerative business”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
lucrative (comparative more lucrative, superlative most lucrative)
Producing a surplus; profitable.
(military) Of a target: worth attacking; whose destruction is militarily useful.
• Said of profession, occupation, position, office, business, deal, etc.
• nonlucrative
• revictual, victualer
Source: Wiktionary
Lu"cra*tive, a. Etym: [L. lucrativus, fr. lucrari to gain, fr. lucrum gain: cf. F. lucratif. See Lucre.]
1. Yielding lucre; gainful; profitable; making increase of money or goods; as, a lucrative business or office. The trade of merchandise being the most lucrative, may bear usury at a good rate. Bacon.
2. Greedy of gain [Obs.] 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
14 November 2024
(noun) the act of searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs; “he gave the suspect a quick frisk”
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