Entry Word: lucre

Function: noun

Meaning: 1 something (as pieces of stamped metal or printed paper) customarily and legally used as a medium of exchange, a measure of value, or a means of payment <foreign coins are not acceptable lucre in most vending machines in this country> — see money
2 the amount of money left when expenses are subtracted from the total amount received <she runs her antiques store more for personal satisfaction than for lucre> — see profit 1