LUCRE Synonyms: 118 Similar and Opposite Words

lucre

noun

ˈlü-kər

Definition of lucre

as in money

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

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as in profit

the amount of money left when expenses are subtracted from the total amount received the restaurant owner raised prices in the hope of bringing in more lucre, but it only drove the customers away

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Recent Examples of lucre Rosamund Pike, playing the spirit of loving filthy lucre over life itself, elevates a standard villain through the high timing of her theatrical hauteur. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 11 Nov. 2025 People in Flynn’s gossipy elite media and business circles soon begin to discover his true relationship to the book, which threatens both his hopes for lucre and his intellectual bona fides. — Randy Boyagoda, The Atlantic, 16 Aug. 2024 At investment banks, such lucre may not be quite as abundant as when formal training programs were set up as a gateway into private partnerships. — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 28 June 2024 Medieval Money celebrates the lucre that made the Morgan Library possible. — Brian T. Allen, National Review, 18 Jan. 2024 See All Example Sentences for lucre

Recent Examples of Synonyms for lucre

Noun

The suspect entered a Wells Fargo Bank branch and demanded money from a bank employee.

— Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026
Snapchat mastermind and man who gets a lot of money to play soccer, Erling Haaland, is out of the World Cup and headed back to Norway, but not without some souvenirs.

— Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 14 July 2026

Definition of money

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The International Air Transport Association last month warned that global airlines could see their profits halved this year due to rising jet fuel costs, which are expected to be about 70% higher year-on-year.

— Hugh Leask, CNBC, 6 July 2026
Oil prices, which skyrocketed for the first few months of the US-Israeli war with Iran, are now coming back down, closing a window of opportunity for Russia to use higher profits on its exports to close its widening budget deficit.

— Clare Sebastian, CNN Money, 6 July 2026

Definition of profit

Noun

The other side of the coin here is those who only want to question the integrity of the country, or only want to enumerate its deals with the devil, that’s not healthy either.

— Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 11 July 2026
My father has sued both the bank and the coin company for negligence.

— Ari Maas, New York Daily News, 11 July 2026

Definition of coin

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These organelles make adenosine triphosphate (ATP), the energy currency of life, through a cascade of chemical reactions that breaks down glucose and fat from food.

— Rachel Nuwer, Quanta Magazine, 17 July 2026
Thanks to dynamic ticket pricing and soaring fuel and transportation costs, as well as the rising currency for sports tickets-as-prestige-items, the people’s game currently belongs to the 1 percent.

— Michelle Tchea, Robb Report, 17 July 2026