lucre
[ loo-ker ]
/ ˈlu kər /
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noun
monetary reward or gain; money.
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Origin of lucre
1350–1400; Middle English <Latin lucrum profit; akin to Old English lēan reward, German Lohn,Gothic, Old Norse laun
Words nearby lucre
luckpenny, lucky, Lucky Country, lucky dip, lucrative, lucre, Lucretia, Lucretius, Lucrezia Borgia, lucubrate, lucubration
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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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