lucrative
Collocations
5(adj.)
VERBS
be, prove
ADV
extremely, highly, very | fairly, quite, rather | potentially
commercially
The tech startup proved to be commercially lucrative, attracting investors from around the world.
Definitions
adj
Producing a surplus; profitable.
Since the mid-1980s, when Indonesia first began to clear its bountiful forests on an industrial scale in favour of lucrative palm-oil plantations, “haze” has become an almost annual occurrence in South-East Asia. The cheapest way to clear logged woodland is to burn it, producing an acrid cloud of foul white smoke that, carried by the wind, can cover hundreds, or even thousands, of square miles.
In a given recent year, Celine has earned $40-$50 million from her various endeavors, though the majority of that income was thanks to a lucrative Las Vegas residency deal.
Of a target: worth attacking; whose destruction is militarily useful.
Command and Control centers and headquarters are strategically important and lucrative targets.
Its troops can be widely dispersed as light infantry, using light anti-ship, anti-air and anti-land missiles and weapons to defenda given area or facility without presenting lucrative targets for air, missile, and artillery fire.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
adjective — producing a sizeable profit
- moneymaking
- remunerative
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
6Since the mid-1980s, when Indonesia first began to clear its bountiful forests on an industrial scale in favour of lucrative palm-oil plantations, “haze” has become an almost annual occurrence in Sout
WiktionaryIn a given recent year, Celine has earned $40-$50 million from her various endeavors, though the majority of that income was thanks to a lucrative Las Vegas residency deal.
WiktionaryCommand and Control centers and headquarters are strategically important and lucrative targets.
WiktionarySeveral more companies are moving to enter the lucrative pet food market of the country.
Tatoeba · #71661Mexican drug cartels are vying over lucrative drug-trafficking routes to the U.S.
Tatoeba · #746456Dead-end jobs are not only unlikely to be lucrative over the long haul, they're unlikely to provide much scope for talent.
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