What is the Latin word for lucrative?

The usual Latin words for “lucrative” are lucrōsus, quaestuōsus, frūctuōsus; also mercor, arātiō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“lucrative” in Latin

lucrōsuslucrative, advantageous quaestuōsusgainful, profitable, advantageous, lucrative, productive frūctuōsusfruitful, productive; profitable, advantageous mercorto trade, deal, sell arātiōploughing; arable land

The English word lucrative itself goes back to Latin lucrum, through lucrativus.

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

lucrative

lucrosus (advantageous); quaestuosus, quod quaestui est (that affords profit; e.g., mercatura); fructuosus (that does not leave pains unrewarded; e.g., aratio; Vid: Cic., Tusc., 5, 31, in.): quod fructum fert, in fructu est habendum; ex quo fructus capitur: A lucrative office, *munus iuculentum, fructuosum: to be lucrative, fructum edere ex se; fructum ferre.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for lucrative?: The usual Latin words for “lucrative” are lucrōsus, quaestuōsus, frūctuōsus; also mercor, arātiō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.