as in profitable
yielding a profit
the new manager's mission was to turn the failing store into a lucrative operation
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But, as the story goes, the trial and its subsequent publicity made Burrell’s work dry up, and a lucrative book deal was impossible to resist.
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Allie Merriam, Vogue, 30 Jan. 2025
Some migrants who enter the U.S. illegally are being helped by American citizens in what is a lucrative business.
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Some in the agriculture industry are warning that losing the vital labor — either from fear or federal enforcement — could do a number on California’s lucrative crops and would soon be felt by consumers, too.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2025
The property has been used as a lucrative rental in the past, up to $250,000 per week during peak ski season.
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Allie Merriam, Vogue, 30 Jan. 2025
Some migrants who enter the U.S. illegally are being helped by American citizens in what is a lucrative business.
—Adam Yamaguchi, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2025
Some in the agriculture industry are warning that losing the vital labor — either from fear or federal enforcement — could do a number on California’s lucrative crops and would soon be felt by consumers, too.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2025
The property has been used as a lucrative rental in the past, up to $250,000 per week during peak ski season.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Lucrative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lucrative. Accessed 5 Feb. 2025.
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