| Main Entry: | moneymaking |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | producing profit |
Synonyms: |
advantageous, gainful, going, good, lucrative, paying, profitable, remunerative, successful, thriving, well-paying |
Antonyms: |
unprofitable |
| Main Entry: | commercial |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | intended for financial gain |
Synonyms: |
Wall Street, exploited, for profit, investment, materialistic, mercenary, monetary, money-making, pecuniary, profitmaking, venal |
Antonyms: |
noncommercial, not-for-profit |
| Main Entry: | economic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | business-related; financial |
Synonyms: |
bread-and-butter, budgetary, commercial, fiscal, industrial, material, mercantile, monetary, money-making, pecuniary, productive, profit-making, profitable, remunerative, solvent, viable |
| Notes: | economic means 'pertaining to the production and use of income' and economical is 'avoiding waste, being careful of resources' |
| Main Entry: | gainful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | very productive, profitable |
Synonyms: |
advantageous, beneficial, fat, fruitful, generous, going, going concern, good, in the black, lucrative, lush, moneymaking, paid off, paying, remunerative, rewarding, rich, satisfying, substantial, sweet*, useful, well-paying, worthwhile |
Antonyms: |
disadvantageous, unproductive, unprofitable, useless |
| Main Entry: | lucrative |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | productive, well-paid |
Synonyms: |
advantageous, cost effective, fatness, fruitful, gainful, good, high-income, in the black, money-making, paying, profitable, remunerative, sweet, worthwhile |
Antonyms: |
poorly paid, unprofitable |
| Main Entry: | successful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | favorable, profitable |
Synonyms: |
acknowledged, advantageous, ahead of the game, at the top, at top of ladder, auspicious, bestselling, blooming, blossoming, booming, champion, crowned, efficacious, extraordinary, flourishing, fortuitous, fortunate, fruitful, happy, lucky, lucrative, moneymaking, notable, noteworthy, on track, out in front, outstanding, paying, prosperous, rewarding, rolling, strong, thriving, top, triumphant, unbeaten, undefeated, victorious, wealthy |
Antonyms: |
forfeiting, losing, unfavorable, unprofitable, unsuccessful |
| Main Entry: | worthwhile |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | helpful |
Synonyms: |
advantageous, beneficial, constructive, estimable, excellent, gainful, good, important, invaluable, justifiable, lucrative, meritorious, money-making, paying, priceless, productive, profitable, remunerative, rewarding, serviceable, useful, valuable, worthy |
Antonyms: |
unhelpful, valueless, worthless |