ˈlükrəd.iv, -ətiv adjective
Etymology: Middle English lucratif, from Middle French, from Latin lucrativus, from lucratus (past participle of lucrari to gain, from lucrum gain, profit) + -ivus -ive
1.
a. : producing wealth : moneymaking , profitable
lucrative literature meant novels and nothing else — G.B.Shaw
a lucrative business
a lucrative property
b. : worthwhile as a military target
many lucrative artillery targets — Infantry Army Reserve Training Bulletin
a lucrative target for an atom bomb — R.W.Stokley
2. archaic : having or marked by a love of gain : avaricious , greedy
3. Roman & civil law : acquired, received, or had without burdensome conditions
a lucrative title
lucrative ownership
• lu·cra·tive·ly -ə̇vlē, -li adverb
• lu·cra·tive·ness -ivnə̇s noun -es