adjective · neutral
lucrative
/ˈluːkrətɪv/LU·cra·tive
Band 7+task2speaking
Producing a great deal of profit; profitable.
Examples
“She left the company to start a more lucrative career in consulting.”
“Real estate has been a lucrative investment for many people.”
“They negotiated a lucrative contract with the supplier.”
Band 8 sentence
“Investors are increasingly attracted to sustainable projects because they can be both ethically sound and surprisingly lucrative.”
Collocations
- lucrative business
- lucrative contract
Word family
lucratively adverblucrativeness noun
Common mistakes
This job is very profit.→This job is very lucrative.
a lucrative profit→a lucrative business
Say it for a higher band
5money-making→6profitable→7+lucrative
Synonyms
profitable
Easily confused
profitable
“The merger proved to be very profitable for both companies.”
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