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lucrative

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adj/ˈluː.kɹə.tɪv//ˈlu.kɹə.tɪv/[ˈlu.kɹə.ɾɪv]
  1. 1

    Producing a surplus; profitable.

    • In a given recent year, Celine has earned $40-$50 million from her various endeavors, though the majority of that income was thanks to a lucrative Las Vegas residency deal.
  2. 2

    Of a target: worth attacking; whose destruction is militarily useful.

    • Command and Control centers and headquarters are strategically important and lucrative targets.
    • 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.

ant. nonlucrative

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