What does lucrative mean?
Word: Lucrative
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: Lucrative means bringing in a lot of money; very profitable.
Synonyms: profitable, well-paid, rewarding, money-making
Antonyms: unprofitable, unrewarding
Word origin: Comes from Latin lucrativus, from lucrum, profit.
How do you spell lucrative?
Syllables: lu - cra - tive
Tricky part: The middle is cra, not cre or cur, and the c is hard, like a k.
Watch out for: lucretive, lucurative, lukrative, lucritive
Memory tip: Lucre is an old word for money, and lucrative keeps the lucr of lucre at its front: the money-bringing word.
Lucrative in a sentence
Example 1: Selling umbrellas near the bus station is lucrative during the rains.
Example 2: He left a lucrative job in a bank to become a wildlife photographer.
Example 3: Tourism has become a lucrative business for the hill towns of Uttarakhand.
Fun Fact
The old word lucre, hidden inside lucrative, now survives mostly in the phrase filthy lucre, which has been used in English for about 500 years.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Connection
Choose the word opposite in meaning to lucrative as used in the sentence:
Opening a tea stall outside the railway station turned out to be a lucrative idea for Ramesh.
a) loss-making
b) gainful
c) worthwhile
d) fruitful
Show answer
a) loss-making. A lucrative idea makes money and a loss-making one loses it; fruitful, gainful and worthwhile all point the same way as lucrative.
Spell-o-Spell
One word in the list is misspelt. Choose the meaning of the misspelt word.
1. frugal 2. lucrative 3. extravegant 4. lavish
a) rich, costly and generous
b) earning good profits
c) spending much more than is sensible
d) careful not to spend much money
Show answer
c) spending much more than is sensible. Extravagant has an a after the v, so extravegant is the misspelt word; lucrative, lavish and frugal are all correct.
Word Cookie
Find the extra letter in the word:
lucrattive
a) v
b) t
c) c
d) r
Show answer
b) t. Lucrative has one t, just before the ive ending.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which job advert describes the most lucrative post?
a) Part-time helper, travel costs only
b) Volunteer guide, no payment at all
c) Senior chef, high salary and yearly bonus
d) Summer intern, unpaid, lunch provided
Show answer
c) Senior chef, high salary and yearly bonus
2. Which sentence uses lucrative correctly?
a) Exporting mangoes is lucrative for the farmers.
b) The river was lucrative and icy cold.
c) The baby felt lucrative after a long nap.
d) She sang a lucrative song at the concert.
Show answer
a) Exporting mangoes is lucrative for the farmers.
