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lucrative

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"Profitable"

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9 lettersPronunciation /ˈluː.kɹə.tɪv/Part of speech adjectiveSorted aceilrtuvStarts with LEnds with E1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Filled answer is this word (LUCRATIVE).

Definitions

  1. producing a sizeable profit

Word origin

Borrowed from French lucratif, from Latin lucrativus (“profitable”), from lucratus, past participle of lucror (“to gain”), from lucrum (“gain”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *leh₂w- (“profit, gain”). Compare Spanish lucrar. By surface analysis, lucre + -ative.

Used in a sentence

  • 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.
  • Command and Control centers and headquarters are strategically important and lucrative targets.

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