English-Thai Dictionary

lucrative

ADJ ที่ มี กำไร งาม  profitable ti-me-kam-rai-ngam

 

lucratively

ADV อย่าง ให้ ผลกำไร งาม  อย่าง ให้ ผลตอบแทน 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

LUCRATIVE

a.[L. lucrativus, from lucror, to gain profit. ] Gainful; profitable; making increase of money or goods; as a lucrative trade; lucrative business or office.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

LUCRATIVE

Lu "cra *tive, a. Etym: [L. lucrativus, fr. lucrari to gain, fr. lucrum gain: cf. F. lucratif. See Lucre. ]

 

1. Yielding lucre; gainful; profitable; making increase of money or goods; as, a lucrative business or office. The trade of merchandise being the most lucrative, may bear usury at a good rate. Bacon.

 

2. Greedy of gain [Obs. ] Such diligence as the most part of our lucrative lawyers do use, in deferring and prolonging of matters and actions from term to term. Latimer.

 

LUCRATIVELY

LUCRATIVELY Lu "cra *tive *ly, adv.

 

Defn: In a lucrative manner.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

lucrative

lu cra tive |ˈlo͞okrətiv ˈlukrədɪv | ▶adjective producing a great deal of profit: a lucrative career as a stand-up comedian. DERIVATIVES lu cra tive ly adverb, lu cra tive ness noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin lucrativus, from lucrat- ‘gained, ’ from the verb lucrari, from lucrum (see lucre ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

lucrative

lucrative |ˈluːkrətɪv | ▶adjective producing a great deal of profit: a lucrative career as a stand-up comedian. DERIVATIVES lucratively adverb, lucrativeness noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin lucrativus, from lucrat- ‘gained ’, from the verb lucrari, from lucrum (see lucre ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

lucrative

lucrative adjective a lucrative business: profitable, profit-making, gainful, remunerative, moneymaking, paying, high-income, well-paid, bankable; rewarding, worthwhile; thriving, flourishing, successful, booming. ANTONYMS unprofitable.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

lucrative

lucrative adjective a lucrative business: profitable, profit-making, gainful, remunerative, moneymaking, paying, high-income, well paid, high-paying, bankable, cost-effective; productive, fruitful, rewarding, worthwhile, advantageous; thriving, flourishing, successful, booming, going. ANTONYMS unprofitable.

 

French Dictionary

lucrativement

lucrativement adv. adverbe D ’une manière lucrative.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

lucrative

lu cra tive /lúːkrətɪv /形容詞 利益が得られる, もうかる (profitable )▸ a lucrative business もうかる商売 ～ly 副詞 ～ness 名詞