lucre (noun)
1lucre — ► NOUN literary ▪ money, especially when gained dishonourably. ORIGIN Latin lucrum …
2lucre — lu‧cre [ˈluːkə ǁ ər] noun [uncountable] informal JOURNALISM money: • She finally gets her chance at earning some filthy lucre …
3lucre — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Latin lucrum; probably akin to Old English lēan reward, Old High German lōn, Greek apolauein to enjoy Date: 14th century monetary gain ; profit < wrote almost entirely for lucre >; also… …
4lucre — noun /ˈluːkə,ˈluːkɹə/ Gain in money or goods; profit; riches; often in a negative sense. See Also: lucrative, filthy lucre …
5lucre — noun filthy lucre money or wealth, used to show disapproval …
6lucre — [ lu:kə] noun literary money, especially when gained dishonourably. Origin ME: from Fr. lucre or L. lucrum; the phr. filthy lucre is with biblical allusion to Tit. 1:11 …
7lucre — /ˈlukə / (say loohkuh) noun 1. financial gain: *instead of smoke and fire, they used the age old lure of lucre. The first half of the passengers off the aircraft in a simulated emergency would be given a five pound note, the last half – nothing.… …
8lucre — lu|cre [ lukər ] noun uncount money, especially money that someone gets for doing something bad: filthy lucre …
9lucre — UK [ˈluːkə(r)] / US [ˈlukər] noun [uncountable] money, especially money that someone gets for doing something bad filthy lucre …
10lucre — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. money, wealth, riches. See prosperity. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. gain, spoils, profit; see wealth 2 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. money, riches, wealth. IV (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Something,… …
