lucre
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of lucre
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin lucrum profit; akin to Old English lēan reward, German Lohn, Gothic, Old Norse laun
Example Sentences
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And he's making it very clear that he will not be happy if they don't come across with plenty of lucre to fill his royal coffers.
From Salon • Dec. 16, 2024
The industry’s surpassing love of lucre beyond all else doesn’t only infect political coverage.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2023
They’d rather keep selling expensive services to rich people, with the lucre and status that brings.
From Slate • Sep. 25, 2022
If he seems largely unchanged by success, it’s because winning Westminster is more glory than lucre.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 21, 2022
Then she tried a child’s story, which she could easily have disposed of if she had not been mercenary enough to demand filthy lucre for it.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
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