lucrative

1. 1.

   producing a sizeable profit

   “a remunerative business”

   Synonymsmoneymakingremunerative

   Similarprofitable

Questions about lucrative

What does lucrative mean?

lucrative means "producing a sizeable profit".

How many syllables are in lucrative?

lucrative has 3 syllables: lu-cra-tive. The stress falls on "lu". In IPA it is /ˈlukɹətɪv/.

What is another word for lucrative?

Close synonyms include moneymaking, remunerative. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.