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lucrativo

lucrative

adjective loo-krah-TEE-boh Rare

Origin: From Latin lucrativus, from lucrum (gain).

Also means

profitable

Usage Note

Lucrativo describes something that yields financial gain; its antonym is no lucrativo or sin fines de lucro (non-profit). The phrase organización sin fines de lucro is the standard legal term for a non-profit in Latin America, parallel to Spain's entidad sin ánimo de lucro.

Examples

"El negocio resultó muy lucrativo."

Natural Translation

The business turned out to be very lucrative.

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