mercredi 14 mai 2014

Notes on usage: Successful

Profitable  -  Commercial  -  Lucrative  -  Economic

 

These words all describe sb/sth that is making or is likely to make money.

 

Successful making a lot of money, especially by being popular: The play was very successful on Broadway. | The company has had another successful year.
Profitable making a profit: A highly profitable business.
Commercial (only before noun) making or Intended to make a profit: The movie was not a commercial success (=made no profit).
Lucrative (of business or work) producing or paying a large amount of money; makings large profit: They do a lot of business in lucrative overseas markets.
Economic (often used in negative sentences) (of a process, business or activity) producing enough profit to continue: Small local shops stop being economic when a supermarket opens up nearby.

 

PATTERNS
*a successful/profitable/lucrative business
*a successful/profitable/lucrative year
*a(n) commercial/economic success

 

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Common Clichés Thematic list of Idioms
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