lucre

lu·cre

noun \ˈlü-kər\

Definition of LUCRE

: monetary gain : profit <wrote almost entirely for lucre>; also : money

Examples of LUCRE

1. <foreign coins are not acceptable lucre in most vending machines in this country>
2. <it's usually lucre and not lust that motivates someone to set up a pornographic Web site>

Origin of LUCRE

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin lucrum; probably akin to Old English lēan reward, Old High German lōn, Greek apolauein to enjoy

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to LUCRE

Synonyms

bread [slang], bucks, cabbage [slang], cash, change, chips, coin, currency, dough, gold, green, jack [slang], kale [slang], legal tender, lolly [British], long green [slang], loot, money, moola (or moolah) [slang], needful, pelf, scratch [slang], shekels (also sheqels or shekelim or shekalim or sheqalim), tender, wampum

Related Words

coinage, specie; dead presidents [slang], folding money, paper money, scrip; banknote, cashier's check, check, draft, money order, note, promissory note; bill, dollar, greenback; bankroll, capital, finances, funds, roll [slang], wad, wallet; chump change, dibs [slang], dime, mite, peanuts, pittance, shoestring; big bucks, bomb [British], boodle, bundle, earth, fortune, king's ransom, megabucks, mint, packet [chiefly British], pile, pot; abundance, means, opulence, riches, treasure, wealth; resources, wherewithal; mad money, petty cash, pin money, pocket money, spending money

Near Antonyms

charge, cost, disbursement, expenditure, expense, loss, outgo, outlay

Rhymes with LUCRE

euchre