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Expensive vs Lucrative - What's the difference?

expensive | lucrative |

As adjectives the difference between expensive and lucrative

is that expensive is having a high price or cost while lucrative is producing a surplus; profitable.

expensive

English

Alternative forms

* expencive (archaic)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Having a high price or cost.
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  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-22, volume=407, issue=8841, page=68, magazine=(The Economist)
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  • (computing) Taking a lot of system time or resources.
  • Synonyms

    * dear * costly * pricey

    Antonyms

    * cheap * inexpensive * low-priced

    Derived terms

    * expensively * expensive drunk

    lucrative

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Producing a surplus; profitable.
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-29, volume=407, issue=8842, page=29, magazine=(The Economist)
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    Usage notes

    * Said of profession, occupation, position, office, business, deal, etc.

    Antonyms

    * non-lucrative

    Derived terms

    * lucrativeness

    Anagrams

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