unlucrativeadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈl(j)uːkrətɪv/, U.S.

/ˌənˈlukrədɪv/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, lucrative adj.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + lucrative adj.

That yields no profit or gain; not financially rewarding.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > management of money > income, revenue, or profit > getting or making money > [adjective] > profitable > not profitable or interest-bearing

dead1571

unprofitable1579

passive1606

rentless1648

unlucrative1762

unremunerating1822

unremunerative1827

unpayable1862

uneconomic1899

1762 W. Burke Exam. Commerc. Princ. Late Negotiation Great Brit. & France 92 Yet even this Treaty was not wholly unlucrative to the Nation.

a1772 Ess. from Batchelor (1773) II. 135 An unlucrative and perillous profession.

1839 T. Carlyle Chartism viii. 75 The unlucrative fishing of ambergris.

1883 Daily News 5 July 5/2 Ostrich farming is a not unlucrative branch of trade.

1932 J. Buchan Gap in Curtain (1962) vi. 226 He inherited a large and unlucrative landed estate.

1978 Times 31 May 11/1 Many golfers do not care much about the match because it is unlucrative and gets in the way of the calendar.

2013 B. D. Keever Death Zones & Darling Spies 14 Freelancing was a laborious, unlucrative, time-consuming process.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	unlucrative
释义	unlucrativeadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈl(j)uːkrətɪv/, U.S. /ˌənˈlukrədɪv/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, lucrative adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + lucrative adj. That yields no profit or gain; not financially rewarding. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > management of money > income, revenue, or profit > getting or making money > [adjective] > profitable > not profitable or interest-bearing dead1571 unprofitable1579 passive1606 rentless1648 unlucrative1762 unremunerating1822 unremunerative1827 unpayable1862 uneconomic1899 1762 W. Burke Exam. Commerc. Princ. Late Negotiation Great Brit. & France 92 Yet even this Treaty was not wholly unlucrative to the Nation. a1772 Ess. from Batchelor (1773) II. 135 An unlucrative and perillous profession. 1839 T. Carlyle Chartism viii. 75 The unlucrative fishing of ambergris. 1883 Daily News 5 July 5/2 Ostrich farming is a not unlucrative branch of trade. 1932 J. Buchan Gap in Curtain (1962) vi. 226 He inherited a large and unlucrative landed estate. 1978 Times 31 May 11/1 Many golfers do not care much about the match because it is unlucrative and gets in the way of the calendar. 2013 B. D. Keever Death Zones & Darling Spies 14 Freelancing was a laborious, unlucrative, time-consuming process. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1762
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