Lucrative vs Unprofitable - What's the difference?
lucrative | unprofitable |
Producing a surplus; profitable.
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As adjectives the difference between lucrative and unprofitable
is that lucrative is producing a surplus; profitable while unprofitable is not making a profit.lucrative
English
Adjective
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Usage notes
* Said of profession, occupation, position, office, business, deal, etc.Antonyms
* non-lucrativeDerived terms
* lucrativenessExternal links
* *Anagrams
* ----unprofitable
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- Being a professional poet is a nice job, albeit unprofitable .