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lucre

American  
[loo-ker] / ˈlu kər /

noun

  1. monetary reward or gain; money.

lucre British  
/ ˈluːkə /

noun

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

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Etymology

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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