lucrative business
collocation in Englishmeaningsoflucrativeandbusiness
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lucrative
adjective
uk/ˈluː.krə.tɪv/us/ˈluː.krə.t̬ɪv/
(especially of a business, job, or activity) producing a lot ...
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business
noun
uk/ˈbɪz.nɪs/us/ˈbɪz.nɪs/
the activity of buying and selling goods ...
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(Definition oflucrativeandbusinessfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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In this transition from character to commodity, comics became partially removed from an aesthetic appreciation of the art to alucrativebusinessasset.
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Others simply appreciated that the occupation itself had opened up new, potentiallylucrativebusinessopportunities.
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Lawyers found alucrativebusinessin bankruptcy and retailers found wage earner bankruptcy an increasingly common problem.
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Their mostlucrativebusinessprobably came from money paid by private individuals for the detention of their relatives.
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Recruitment of subjects into clinical research studies has become a competitive andlucrativebusiness for investigators and there is considerable potential for exploitation - of both investigators and research subjects.
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It is clear that this is a large andlucrativebusiness.
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It is a growing and verylucrativebusiness.
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There is alucrativebusinessin band engagements.
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The riparian owner lobby want to build up alucrativebusinesswith rich seasonal visitors.
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It is indeed alucrativebusiness—estimated at around £150 million a year.
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It is a particularlylucrativebusinessbecause it does not pay commission.
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I myself have often spoken of a transaction tax on currency trading, which is a verylucrativebusiness.
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This form of crime in particular has, for many people, become alucrativebusinesswith billions being made in profits.
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The prospective employer did not enter into the contract, andlucrativebusinesswas lost to the port.
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I hope that this is not a question of gas showrooms being set up just to get thelucrativebusinessof the gas industry.
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The growth in leisure travel and cargo is crucial to complementing thelucrativebusinessmarkets with which many of us may be most familiar.
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The fact remains that we have a 24 hours' service, and it happens to be a verylucrativebusiness.
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It has happened to be a verylucrativebusiness.
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Today, tourism is so immensely bigger and has becomelucrativebusiness.
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