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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