Synonyms and Antonyms of lucre
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.
bread [slang], bucks, cash, change, chips, coin, currency, dough, gold, green, jack [slang], legal tender, money, pelf, tender, wampum
coinage, specie
paper money, scrip
banknote, cashier's check, check, draft, money order, note, promissory note
bill, dollar, greenback
bankroll, capital, finances, funds, wad, wallet
mite, peanuts, pittance, shoestring
bundle, fortune, king's ransom, mint, pile, pot
opulence, riches, treasure, wealth
resources, wherewithal
petty cash, pin money, pocket money, spending money
2
the amount of money left when expenses are subtracted from the total amount received - The pursuit of lucre causes many people to make bad choices.
cleanup, killing, windfall
bottom line
gross, sales
compensation, emolument, income, pay, payment, remittal, requital, salary, wages
interest, return, revenue, yield
