adjective
- profitable; moneymaking; remunerative: a lucrative business.
adjective
- producing a profit; profitable; remunerative
adj.early 15c., from Old French lucratif “profitable” and directly from Latin lucrativus “gainful, profitable,” from lucratus, past participle of lucrari “to gain,” from lucrum “gain, profit” (see lucre). Related: Lucratively; lucrativeness.