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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
advantageous, banausic, breadwinning, compensating, compensative, compensatory, fat, gainful, good, moneymaking, paying, productive, profitable, remunerative, reparative, repaying, retributive, retributory, rewardful, rewarding, satisfying, well-paying, worthwhile
Dictionary Results for lucrative:
1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
lucrative
    adj 1: producing a sizeable profit; "a remunerative business"
           [syn: lucrative, moneymaking, remunerative]
2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Lucrative \Lu"cra*tive\, a. [L. lucrativus, fr. lucrari to gain,
   fr. lucrum gain: cf. F. lucratif. See Lucre.]
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   1. Yielding lucre; gainful; profitable; making increase of
      money or goods; as, a lucrative business or office.
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            The trade of merchandise being the most lucrative,
            may bear usury at a good rate.        --Bacon.
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   2. Greedy of gain. [Obs.]
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            Such diligence as the most part of our lucrative
            lawyers do use, in deferring and prolonging of
            matters and actions from term to term. --Latimer.
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