lucrative trade

collocation in English

meaningsoflucrativeandtrade

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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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trade
noun
uk
/treɪd/us
/treɪd/
the activity of buying and selling, or exchanging, goods and/or services between people ...
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(Definition oflucrativeandtradefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoflucrative trade

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Only occasionally did women of privileged status participate in thislucrativetrade.
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However, this is also a highlylucrativetradeand one which we need to combat.
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It is because there is alucrativetradein under-age calves to the continent.
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If it is such alucrativetrade, strike at the offenders through that.
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They would not want to turn their back on such alucrativetrade.
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It aims a not inconsiderable blow at a verylucrativetrade.
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It is an exceedinglylucrativetrade, and a longstanding and increasing trade.
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It was alucrativetradewith an ever-increasing market.
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The broad moors and heaths abetted thislucrativetrade.
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Although it is true that publishers of books for underdeveloped countries are in alucrativetrade, they are doing a highly imaginative jab.
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I am at least glad to say that our own nationals are by no means primarily connected with this disgusting butlucrativetrade.
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First, there is too much money to be made by unscrupulous people for them to let go of such alucrativetrade.
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Laws against drugs confine the trade in drugs to those who are willing to break the law and therefore confine thatlucrativetradeto criminals.
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They have alucrativetradein the urban areas, and do not operate to any very large extent in the remote rural areas.
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They have turned concern for human beings intolucrativetradein human organs, and children are the group most at risk.
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That was at one time alucrativetradeand many people were brought before the courts for transporting a horse in an unfit state.
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Upon his disinheritance, he opened alucrativetradein inheritance powders and aphrodisiacs.
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It also encouraged territorial expansion to gain control over thelucrativetraderoutes.
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The company started alucrativetradein public school and university textbooks in the mid-1930s.
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It was rapturously received and clearly destined to do alucrativetrade.
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Ayutthaya helped develop and stabilize the region, opening the way forlucrativetradeon the isthmus.
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This attracted the attention of the powerful forces involved in thelucrativetradeof opium.
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As has been said, meat smuggling is an extremelylucrativetrade, with almost zero risk, compared with other forms of smuggling, and with a very high return.
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Such alucrativetradealso attracted the attention of some gentlemen of the court who had influence with the king.
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His father had sent the young poet ploughman here to learn the morelucrativetradeof flax dressing.
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