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I’ve told people that my dream is an engineer because it sounds lucrative.
What does ‘lucrative’ mean here ?
Does it mean Engineers are high paying professions ?
I’ve told people that my dream is an engineer because it sounds lucrative.
What does ‘lucrative’ mean here ?
Does it mean Engineers are high paying professions ?
What does ‘lucrative’ mean here ?
Does it mean Engineers are high paying professions ?
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Yes that's exactly right, it means that you will make a lot of money, because it is high paying.
Lucrative means: producing a great deal of profit. So if your job produces a lot of profit then it is high paying.
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Yes that's exactly right, it means that you will make a lot of money, because it is high paying.
Lucrative means: producing a great deal of profit. So if your job produces a lot of profit then it is high paying.
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