lucre
[ loo-ker ]
/ ˈlu kər /
noun
monetary reward or gain; money.
Nearby words
lucky, lucky country, lucky dip, lucrative, lucratively, lucre, lucrece, lucretia, lucretius, lucrezia borgia, 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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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
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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