01 a. Yielding lucre; gainful; profitable; making increase of money or goods; as, a lucrative business or office.
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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.
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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.