MinDonner Posted October 25, 2010 Share Posted October 25, 2010 I fail to see how the use of "lucrative" as an adjective is a pejorative expression for the income one generated from one's trade or profession."Lucrative" carries the implication that the remuneration is higher than would be expected from the task at hand, which can be a good thing (if you are advertising a job or selling shares) or a bad thing (if you are disparaging the effort or risk put in by the person thus remunerated). No need to be obtuse about this.ETA stray bracket Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Progressive Posted October 25, 2010 Share Posted October 25, 2010 "Lucrative" carries the implication that the remuneration is higher than would be expected from the task at hand, which can be a good thing (if you are advertising a job or selling shares) or a bad thing (if you are disparaging the effort or risk put in by the person thus remunerated). No need to be obtuse about this.ETA stray bracketYou could have just provide a link to the definition of the word, Min. No need to be patronizing.Something like this perhaps:http://www.thefreedictionary.com/lucrativelu·cra·tive (lkr-tv)adj.Producing wealth; profitable: a lucrative income; a lucrative marketing strategy.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------[Middle English lucratif, from Old French, from Latin lucrtvus, from lucrtus, past participle of lucrr, to profit, from lucrum, profit; see lau- in Indo-European roots.] The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition copyright ©2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------lucrative [ˈluːkrətɪv]adjproducing a profit; profitable; remunerative[from Old French lucratif; see lucre]lucratively advlucrativeness nCollins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words AntonymsAdj. 1. lucrative - producing a sizeable profit; "a remunerative business"moneymaking, remunerativeprofitable - yielding material gain or profit; "profitable speculation on the stock market" Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2008 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------lucrativeadjective profitable, rewarding, productive, fruitful, paying, high-income, well-paid, money-making, advantageous, win-win, gainful, remunerative Many of them have found lucrative jobs in private security firms.Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002TranslationsSelect a language: Afrikaans / AfrikaansArabic / العربيةBulgarian / БългарскиChinese Simplified / 中文简体Chinese Traditional / 中文繁體Croatian / HrvatskiCzech / ČeskyDanish / DanskDutch / NederlandsEstonian / eesti keelFarsi / فارسیFinnish / SuomiFrench / FrançaisGerman / DeutschGreek / ΕλληνικήHebrew / עִבְרִיתHindi / हिन्दीHungarian / magyarIcelandic / íslenskaIndonesian / IndonesiaItalian / ItalianoJapanese / 日本語Korean / 한국어Latvian / LatviešuLithuanian / LietuviųMalay / Bahasa MelayuNorwegian / NorskPolish / PolskiPortuguese / PortuguêsRomanian / RomânăRussian / РусскийSerbian / српскиSlovak / slovenčinaSlovenian / slovenskiSpanish / EspañolSwedish / SvenskaThai / ภาษาไทยTurkish / TürkçeUkrainian / українськаUrdu / اردوVietnamese / Tiếng Việt ----------------------- lucrative [ˈluːkrətɪv] ADJ → lucrativoCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005--------------------------------------------------------------------------------lucrative [ˈluːkrətɪv] adj [job, deal] → lucratif/ive, qui rapporteCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005--------------------------------------------------------------------------------lucrative adj → einträglich, lukrativCollins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007--------------------------------------------------------------------------------lucrative [ˈluːkrətɪv] adj → lucrativo/a, redditizio/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995--------------------------------------------------------------------------------lucrativeadj lucrative [ˈluːkrətiv](of a job etc) bringing in a lot of money; profitable. voordelig, winsgewend مُرْبِح، مُكْسِب доходен výnosný lukrativ; indbringende einträglich επικερδής lucrativo tulutoov پر منفعت tuottoisa lucratif מִשתַלֵם लाभकर unosan hasznot hajtó menguntungkan ábatasamur, gróða- redditizio, proficuo もうかる 수지 맞는 pelningas izdevīgs; ienesīgs menguntungkan winstgevend innbringende, lukrativ intratny lucrativo lucrativ, profitabil прибыльный výnosný donosen profitabilan lukrativ, lönande ที่มีกำไรงาม çok kârlı 賺錢 вигідний; прибутковий نفع بخش sinh lợi 赚钱Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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