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lucre

[ loo-ker ]
/ ˈlu kər /
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noun

monetary reward or gain; money.

RELATED WORDS

gravy, wealth, revenue, funds, capital, riches, cash, take, gain, income, gate, receipts, proceeds, resources, earnings

Nearby words

  1. lucky,
  2. lucky country,
  3. lucky dip,
  4. lucrative,
  5. lucratively,
  6. lucrece,
  7. lucretia,
  8. lucretius,
  9. lucrezia borgia,
  10. lucubrate

Origin of lucre

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin lucrum profit; akin to Old English lēan reward, German Lohn, Gothic, Old Norse laun
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British Dictionary definitions for lucre

lucre

/ (ˈluːkə) /

noun

usually facetious money or wealth (esp in the phrase filthy lucre)

Word Origin for lucre

C14: from Latin lūcrum gain; related to Old English lēan reward, German Lohn wages
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Word Origin and History for lucre

lucre

n.

late 14c., from Latin lucrum "gain, advantage, profit; wealth, riches," from PIE root *lau- "gain, profit" (cf. Greek apo-lanein "to enjoy," Gothic launs, German lohn "wages, reward," and possibly Sanskrit lotam, lotram "booty"). Filthy lucre (Tit. i:11) is Tyndale's rendering of Greek aischron kerdos.

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