Lucre

Quick meaning: Lucre is a noun meaning Money, riches, or wealth, especially when seen as having a corrupting effect or causing greed, or obtained in an underhanded manner.

Meaning

Money, riches, or wealth, especially when seen as having a corrupting effect or causing greed, or obtained in an underhanded manner.

Example Sentences

[…] [I]t's only fair that you should pocket the lucre. I've had my share already.

By-ends and Silver-Demas both agree; / One calls, the other runs, that he may be / A ſharer in his lucre; ſo theſe two / Take up in this World, and no further go.

A Biſhop then muſt be blameleſſe, the huſband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behauiour, giuen to hoſpitalitie, apt to teach; / Not giuen to wine, no ſtriker, not greedy of filthy lucre, but patient, not a brawler, not couetous; […]

Synonyms for lucre

Depending on context, synonyms include mammon, net, loot, kale, pelf, gelt.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include pelf, earnings, gelt, profit, net, moolah.

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