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nonlucrative

nonlucrative adjective: not lucrative.

Adjective

nonlucrative (not comparable)

  1. Not lucrative.
    • Like so many other single New Yorkers who stubbornly persist in pursuing fulfilling but decidedly nonlucrative careers, Matthew Thomas, a 32-year-old aspiring novelist, endured a housing history defined by transience and tests of endurance.2008 February 15, Susan Dominus, “A Co-op for $14,000? It’s No Fiction”, in New York Times

Origin of nonlucrative

From non- + lucrative.

Questions about nonlucrative

What does nonlucrative mean?
Nonlucrative means not lucrative.
What part of speech is nonlucrative?
Nonlucrative is an adjective.

Words near nonlucrative in the dictionary

  1. nonloxodromic
  2. nonloyal
  3. nonlubricated
  4. nonlucid
  5. nonlucidity
  6. nonlucrative
  7. nonlumbar
  8. nonluminal
  9. nonluminescent
  10. nonluminosity
  11. nonluminous

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