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Adjective [English]

Forms: more lucrative [comparative], most lucrative [superlative]
Etymology: Borrowed from French lucratif, from Latin lucrativus (“profitable”), from lucratus, past participle of lucror (“I gain”), from lucrum (“gain”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *leh₂w- (“profit, gain”). Compare Spanish lucrar. By surface analysis, lucre + -ative. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|fr|lucratif}} Borrowed from French lucratif, {{der|en|la|lucrativus||profitable}} Latin lucrativus (“profitable”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*leh₂w-||profit, gain}} Proto-Indo-European *leh₂w- (“profit, gain”), {{cog|es|lucrar}} Spanish lucrar, {{surf|en|lucre|-ative}} By surface analysis, lucre + -ative Head templates: {{en-adj}} lucrative (comparative more lucrative, superlative most lucrative)
  1. Producing a surplus; profitable. Translations (producing a surplus; profitable): изгоден (izgoden) (Bulgarian), доходен (dohoden) (Bulgarian), lucratiu (Catalan), výnosný [masculine] (Czech), lukrativní (Czech), lucratief (Dutch), winstgevend (Dutch), tuottava (Finnish), tuottoisa (Finnish), lucratif (French), lukrativ (German), rentabel (German), επικερδής (epikerdís) [masculine] (Greek), κερδοφόρος (kerdofóros) [masculine] (Greek), προσοδοφόρος (prosodofóros) [masculine] (Greek), רווחי (rivḥi) (Hebrew), arðbær [masculine] (Icelandic), ábatasamur [masculine] (Icelandic), arðsamur [masculine] (Icelandic), gróða- (Icelandic), brabúsach (Irish), éadálach (Irish), gnóthachúil (Irish), redditizio [masculine] (Italian), remunerativo [masculine] (Italian), profittevole (Italian), 儲かる (mōkaru) (Japanese), доходовен (dohodoven) [feminine] (Macedonian), доходен (dohoden) (Macedonian), zyskowny (Polish), lukratywny (Polish), dochodowy (Polish), intratny (Polish), lucrativo (Portuguese), lucrativ (Romanian), прибыльный (pribylʹnyj) (Russian), окупаемый (okupajemyj) (Russian), приносящий при́быль (prinosjaščij) (Russian), výnosný (Slovak), donosen (Slovene), lucrativo (Spanish), lukrativ (Swedish), kazançlı (Turkish)
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  2. (military) Of a target: worth attacking; whose destruction is militarily useful. Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-lucrative-en-adj-cdQRbDYO Topics: government, military, politics, war
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: lucratively, lucrativeness, unlucrative Related terms: lucre, Lucretia, Lucretius, lucriferous, lucrific

Adjective [French]

Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-lucrative.wav
Head templates: {{head|fr|adjective form}} lucrative
  1. feminine singular of lucratif Tags: feminine, form-of, singular Form of: lucratif
    Sense id: en-lucrative-fr-adj-FoBTz5Wr Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries

Adjective [Italian]

Head templates: {{head|it|adjective form}} lucrative
  1. feminine plural of lucrativo Tags: feminine, form-of, plural Form of: lucrativo
    Sense id: en-lucrative-it-adj-GJw-FOxr Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries

Alternative forms

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          "text": "Its troops can be widely dispersed as light infantry, using light anti-ship, anti-air and anti-land missiles and weapons to defenda given area or facility without presenting lucrative targets for air, missile, and artillery fire.",
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