Synonyms of lucre

lucre

noun

ˈlü-kər 

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• money
• cash
• coin
• currency
• bucks
• pelf
• funds
• gold
• dough
• chips
• loot
• shekels
• change
• coinage
• wampum
• tender
• green
• legal tender
• needful
• moola
• dollar
• lolly
• scratch
• bread
• cabbage
• kale
• long green
• resources
• wallet
• jack
• scrip
• specie
• riches
• capital
• pittance
• finances
• money order
• bankroll
• bill
• greenback
• dime
• paper money
• wealth
• promissory note
• abundance
• boodle
• opulence
• fortune
• banknote
• means
• mint
• treasure
• chump change
• megabucks
• pile
• wad
• roll
• peanuts
• folding money
• shoestring
• draft
• pot
• mite
• bundle
• note
• big bucks
• dead presidents
• earth
• wherewithal
• check
• dibs
• pocket money
• bomb
• spending money
• petty cash
• pin money
• packet
• mad money
• king's ransom
• cashier's check

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• profit
• earnings
• proceeds
• gain
• return
• income
• payoff
• salary
• net
• revenue
• sales
• windfall
• wages
• cleanup
• killing
• bottom line
• pay
• payment
• compensation
• emolument
• interest
• gross
• yield
• requital
• remittal

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

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