lucre

[ loo-ker ]
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noun
  1. monetary reward or gain; money.

Origin of lucre

1
1350–1400; Middle English <Latin lucrum profit; akin to Old English lēan reward, German Lohn,Gothic, Old Norse laun

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lucre

/ (ˈluːkə) /


noun
  1. usually facetious money or wealth (esp in the phrase filthy lucre)

Origin of lucre

1
C14: from Latin lūcrum gain; related to Old English lēan reward, German Lohn wages

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