Question

use 1 of the 7 strategies to decode the meaning of the underlined word. cindy truly believed that opening a lemonade stand would be very lucrative, but she lost way more money than she earned. troublesome moneymaking unprofitable

Explanation:

The contrast word "but" shows Cindy's expectation (lucrative) opposed the result (lost more money than earned). Her belief was that the stand would make money, so "lucrative" means moneymaking.

Answer:

moneymaking