ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsLlucrative
ISEE/SSATmedium
lucrative
Meaning: producing a great deal of profit
lucrative in a sentence
How lucrative is used in real sentences:
She turned her hobby of baking into a surprisingly lucrative small business.
After years of modest sales, the small bakery landed a lucrative deal to supply pastries to every hotel in the city.
“Commercial recruiters, enriched by lucrative corporate contracts, offered fast access to volunteers, but their fees exceeded the university's modest budget.”
— from the passage Signals at the Table
Synonyms for lucrative
Other words for lucrative — profitable and gainful — carry the same meaning.
- profitable
- gainful
Antonyms of lucrative
Words that mean the opposite of lucrative:
- unprofitable
Where it comes from
From Latin lucrativus 'gainful', from lucrum 'gain'
Memory hook
LUCRATIVE sounds like 'LOOT' — a lucrative deal brings in loads of loot.