lucre
[ loo-ker ]
/ ˈlu kər /
noun
monetary reward or gain; money.
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Which of the options below is the best punctuation for the sentence? It__s your turn to pick the movie __ but your sister gets to pick the board game we _ re going to play.
Its your turn to pick the movie but your sister gets to pick the board game we’re going to play.
It’s your turn to pick the movie but your sister gets to pick the board game were going to play.
It’s your turn to pick the movie, but your sister gets to pick the board game we’re going to play.
TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUTOrigin 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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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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