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lucrative
lu·cra·tive [ lkrətiv ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
profitable: producing profit or wealth
[15th century. < Latin lucrativus< lucrari "to gain" < lucrum "gain"]

lu·cra·tive·ly adverb
lu·cra·tive·ness noun
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